Immunotherapy for esophageal cancer:Where are we now and where can we go

作     者：Yoshiaki Shoji Kazuo Koyanagi Kohei Kanamori Kohei Tajima Mika Ogimi Yamato Ninomiya Miho Yamamoto Akihito Kazuno Kazuhito Nabeshima Takayuki Nishi Masaki Mori 

作者机构：Department of Gastroenterological SurgeryTokai University School of MedicineKanagawa 259-1193Japan 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Gastroenterology》 (世界胃肠病学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2024年第30卷第19期

页      面：2496-2501页

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学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Esophageal cancer Immunotherapy Immune checkpoint inhibitor Programmed cell death-1 Anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 Neoadjuvant therapy Adjuvant therapy Clinical trials Combination therapy 

摘      要：Immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy has dramatically improved patient prognosis,and thereby transformed the treatment in various cancer types including esophageal squamous cell carcinoma(ESCC)in the past decade.Monoclonal antibodies that selectively inhibit programmed cell death-1(PD-1)activity has now become standard of care in the treatment of ESCC in metastatic settings,and has a high expectation to provide clinical benefit during perioperative period.Further,anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte–associated protein 4(CTLA-4)monoclonal antibody has also been approved in the treatment of recurrent/metastatic ESCC in combination with anti-PD-1 antibody.Well understanding of the existing evidence of immune-based treatments for ESCC,as well as recent clinical trials on various combinations with chemotherapy for different clinical settings including neoadjuvant,adjuvant,and metastatic diseases,may provide future prospects of ESCC treatment for better patient outcomes.