Immunotherapy in patients with brain metastasis: advances and challenges for the treatment and the application of circulating biomarkers

Autor: E. M. Brozos-Vázquez, C. Rodríguez-López, A. Cortegoso-Mosquera, S. López-Landrove, L. Muinelo-Romay, J. García-González, R. López-López, L. León-Mateos
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Immunology, Vol 14 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1664-3224
DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1221113
Popis: The central nervous system (CNS) is one of the most frequent metastatic sites of various cancers, including lung cancer, breast cancer and melanoma. The development of brain metastases requires a specific therapeutic approach and is associated with high mortality and morbidity in cancer patients. Advances in precision medicine and the introduction in recent years of new drugs, such as immunotherapy, have made it possible to improve the prognosis of these patients by improving survival and quality of life. New diagnostic techniques such as liquid biopsy allow real-time monitoring of tumor evolution, providing molecular information on prognostic and predictive biomarkers of response to treatment in blood or other fluids. In this review, we perform an exhaustive update of the clinical trials that demonstrate the utility of immunotherapy in patients with brain metastases and the potential of circulating biomarkers to improving the results of efficacy and toxicity in this subgroup of patients.
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