Giovanni Melillo, Vikram Chand, Alejandro Yovine, Ashok Gupta, Cristian Massacesi
Advances in therapy 2021 JunThe introduction of immunotherapy has fundamentally transformed the treatment landscape in cancer, providing long-term survival benefit for patients with advanced disease across multiple tumor types, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In the placebo-controlled phase 3 PACIFIC trial, the PD-L1 inhibitor durvalumab demonstrated significant improvements in progression-free survival and overall survival in patients with unresectable, stage III NSCLC who had not progressed after platinum-based chemoradiotherapy (CRT). These findings have led to the widespread acceptance of the 'PACIFIC regimen' (durvalumab after CRT) as the standard of care in this setting. Moreover, the PACIFIC trial is the first study to demonstrate a proven survival advantage with an immunotherapy in a curative-intent setting, thereby providing a strong rationale for further investigation of durvalumab in early-stage cancers. Herein, we describe the extensive clinical development program for durvalumab across multiple tumor types in curative-intent settings, outlining the scientific rationale(s) for its use and highlighting the innovative research (e.g., personalized cancer monitoring) advanced by these trials.
Giovanni Melillo, Vikram Chand, Alejandro Yovine, Ashok Gupta, Cristian Massacesi. Curative-Intent Treatment with Durvalumab in Early-Stage Cancers. Advances in therapy. 2021 Jun;38(6):2759-2778
PMID: 33881745
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