PMID- 32116716 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220413 IS - 1663-9812 (Print) IS - 1663-9812 (Electronic) IS - 1663-9812 (Linking) VI - 11 DP - 2020 TI - Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Nivolumab and Nivolumab Plus Ipilimumab in Advanced Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PG - 40 LID - 10.3389/fphar.2020.00040 [doi] LID - 40 AB - BACKGROUND: Combination therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has been applied in the clinic to achieve synergistic effects and to improve clinical efficacy. Compared with monotherapy, combination therapy has promising efficacy against various advanced cancers. To further verify the effectiveness of combination therapy, we conducted a meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of nivolumab (NIVO) and NIVO plus ipilimumab (IPI) in advanced cancer. METHODS: Electronic databases (PubMed, EMbase, and The Cochrane Library) were systematically searched for applicable studies published in English between January 1990 and June 2019. Relevant outcomes included objective response rate (ORR), disease control rate (DCR), median progression-free survival (mPFS), median overall survival (mOS), and grade 3-4 adverse events (AEs). RESULTS: A total of 1,297 patients from six studies were included. Compared with NIVO alone, NIVO + IPI was more efficacious for advanced tumors. Pooled outcome values were: ORR, 1.73 (95% CI: 1.34-2.23); DCR, 1.80 (95% CI: 1.21-2.69); mPFS, 0.22 (95% CI: 0.03-0.41); mOS, 0.03 (95% CI: -0.20-0.26); and grade 3-4 AEs, 3.64 (95% CI: 2.86-4.62). CONCLUSION: NIVO + IPI is more effective than NIVO alone for the treatment of advanced cancer and can significantly improve ORR and DCR and prolong mPFS. Due to the limited quality and quantity of the included studies, more high-quality studies are needed to validate the above conclusions. CI - Copyright (c) 2020 Yang, Jin, Pang, Huang, Wang, Zhang, Tuo, Wu, Wang and Zhu. FAU - Yang, Yi AU - Yang Y AD - Department of Thoracic Surgery, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China. AD - Department of Clinical Medicine, Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China. FAU - Jin, Gang AU - Jin G AD - Department of Thoracic Surgery, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China. FAU - Pang, Yao AU - Pang Y AD - Department of Thoracic Surgery, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China. FAU - Huang, Yijie AU - Huang Y AD - School of Health Preservation and Rehabilitation, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, China. FAU - Wang, Wenhao AU - Wang W AD - Department of Thoracic Surgery, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China. FAU - Zhang, Hongyi AU - Zhang H AD - Department of Thoracic Surgery, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China. FAU - Tuo, Guangxin AU - Tuo G AD - Department of Thoracic Surgery, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China. AD - Department of Clinical Medicine, Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China. FAU - Wu, Peng AU - Wu P AD - Department of Thoracic Surgery, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China. AD - Department of Clinical Medicine, Gansu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lanzhou, China. FAU - Wang, Zequan AU - Wang Z AD - Department of Thoracic Surgery, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China. FAU - Zhu, Zijiang AU - Zhu Z AD - Department of Thoracic Surgery, Gansu Provincial Hospital, Lanzhou, China. LA - eng PT - Systematic Review DEP - 20200214 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Pharmacol JT - Frontiers in pharmacology JID - 101548923 PMC - PMC7033417 OTO - NOTNLM OT - advanced cancer OT - combination immunotherapy OT - efficacy OT - ipilimumab OT - nivolumab OT - safety EDAT- 2020/03/03 06:00 MHDA- 2020/03/03 06:01 PMCR- 2020/02/14 CRDT- 2020/03/03 06:00 PHST- 2019/09/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/01/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/03/03 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/03/03 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/03/03 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/02/14 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fphar.2020.00040 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Pharmacol. 2020 Feb 14;11:40. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2020.00040. eCollection 2020.