Nivolumab in the treatment of microsatellite instability high metastatic colorectal cancer

Amir Mehrvarz Sarshekeh, Michael J. Overman, Scott Kopetz

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Abstract

Nivolumab is a PD-1 inhibitor approved for the use in treatment of multiple tumor types (such as melanoma, non-small-cell lung cancer, renal cell carcinoma, urothelial cancer and Hodgkin's lymphoma). In July 2017, the US FDA granted accelerated approval of this agent for the treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer patients whose tumor harbors deficient mismatch repair, or microsatellite-instability high and have progressed on conventional chemotherapy. In this review, we will discuss the use, efficacy, and safety of this agent in microsatellite-instability high metastatic colorectal cancer.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1869-1874
Number of pages6
JournalFuture Oncology
Volume14
Issue number18
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2018

Keywords

  • MSI-H
  • PD-1
  • colorectal
  • immunotherapy
  • microsatellite instability
  • nivolumab

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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