PMID- 32782728 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20200928 IS - 1970-5565 (Print) IS - 1970-5557 (Electronic) IS - 1970-5557 (Linking) VI - 14 IP - 2 DP - 2020 Jul 6 TI - Are anti-PD1 and anti-PD-L1 alike? The non-small-cell lung cancer paradigm. PG - 490 LID - 10.4081/oncol.2020.490 [doi] LID - 490 AB - Anti-PD1 and anti-PD-L1 agents may have intrinsic and clinically relevant differences in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. By reviewing currently available indirect evidence on these agents for NSCLC treatment, highlighting possible inter- and intra-class dissimilarities, anti-PD1 agents showed a higher response rate and a better outcome when combined with chemotherapy for the first-line treatment of patients with squamous and PD-L1 low advanced NSCLC, as compared to anti-PD-L1 agents. Conversely, anti-PD-L1 agents were responsible for less severe adverse events (AEs), particularly, immunerelated AEs. These differences could be explained by their different specific properties. Considering possible differences between anti-PD1 and anti-PD-L1 agents could be clinically relevant for treatment tailoring and inspiring new investigational approaches. CI - (c)Copyright: the Author(s). FAU - Banna, Giuseppe Luigi AU - Banna GL AD - Deparment of Medical Oncology, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, United kingdom. FAU - Cantale, Ornella AU - Cantale O AD - Deparment of Medical Oncology, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust, United kingdom. FAU - Bersanelli, Melissa AU - Bersanelli M AD - Medical Oncology Unit, Medicine and Surgery Department, University of Parma, Parma, Italy. FAU - Del Re, Marzia AU - Del Re M AD - Unit of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacogenetics, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy. FAU - Friedlaender, Alex AU - Friedlaender A AD - Oncology Department, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland. FAU - Cortellini, Alessio AU - Cortellini A AD - Medical Oncology Unit, St. Salvatore Hospital, University of L'Aquila, Department of Biotechnological and Applied Clinical Sciences, L'Aquila, Italy. FAU - Addeo, Alfredo AU - Addeo A AD - Oncology Department, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200721 PL - Switzerland TA - Oncol Rev JT - Oncology reviews JID - 101519906 PMC - PMC7385529 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Immune-checkpoint inhibitor OT - PD-L1 OT - PD1 OT - immune-related adverse events OT - lung cancer EDAT- 2020/08/13 06:00 MHDA- 2020/08/13 06:01 PMCR- 2020/07/21 CRDT- 2020/08/13 06:00 PHST- 2020/03/24 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/04/14 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2020/08/13 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2020/08/13 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/08/13 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/07/21 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.4081/oncol.2020.490 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Oncol Rev. 2020 Jul 21;14(2):490. doi: 10.4081/oncol.2020.490. eCollection 2020 Jul 6.