PMID- 35331250 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20220328 LR - 20220401 IS - 1477-7819 (Electronic) IS - 1477-7819 (Linking) VI - 20 IP - 1 DP - 2022 Mar 24 TI - Clinical benefits of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. PG - 93 LID - 10.1186/s12957-022-02549-7 [doi] LID - 93 AB - BACKGROUND: Immunotherapy for colorectal cancer has developed rapidly in the past decade. Many high-quality clinical trials examining the application of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) have been conducted in recent years. However, the clinical benefits, including the efficacy and safety of these treatments against mCRC, remain controversial. Hence, we conducted this meta-analysis on the clinical benefits of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in patients with mCRC. METHODS: We searched online databases including MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science, from inception to January 4, 2021. The outcomes related to efficacy and safety were extracted and analyzed. Subgroup analyses were conducted according to the categories of dMMR-MSI-H (tumors with mismatch repair deficiency and high levels of microsatellite instability) >/= 5% vs. dMMR-MSI-H < 5%, monotherapy vs. combination therapy, PD-1 inhibitors vs. PD-L1 inhibitors, and nivolumab vs. pembrolizumab. RESULTS: Fourteen studies including 1129 subjects were included in our systematic review. The overall complete response (CR), partial response (PR), stable disease (SD), and progression of disease (PD) rates were 0.01 (95% CI 0.00-0.04), 0.04 (95% CI 0.05-0.26), 0.27 (95% CI 0.22-0.32), and 0.44 (95% CI 0.30-0.58), respectively. The overall objective response rate (ORR) and disease control rate (DCR) were 0.16 (95%CI 0.06-0.31) and 0.50 (95%CI 0.35-0.65), respectively. The overall rate of adverse events (AEs) and severe adverse responses (SAEs) were 0.84 (95% CI 0.72-0.92) and 0.30 (95% CI 0.20-0.41), respectively. The ORRs of the dMMR-MSI-H >/= 5% and dMMR-MSI-H < 5% subgroups were 0.40 (95% CI 0.30-0.51) and 0.04 (95% CI 0.00-0.09), respectively. CONCLUSIONS: PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors produced encouraging clinical benefits including the response rate in the treatment of dMMR-MSI-H mCRC. They actually have been influenced by the present state of mCRC therapy including pMMR-MSI-L mCRC. Nevertheless, additional multi-center prospective studies are still expected. TRIAL REGISTRATION: We have registered this study in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO), and the registration number is CRD42021249601 . CI - (c) 2022. The Author(s). FAU - Zhang, Xiao AU - Zhang X AD - Department of General Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95 Yong-an Rd, Xi-Cheng District, Beijing, China. FAU - Yang, Zhengyang AU - Yang Z AD - Department of General Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95 Yong-an Rd, Xi-Cheng District, Beijing, China. FAU - An, Yongbo AU - An Y AD - Department of General Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95 Yong-an Rd, Xi-Cheng District, Beijing, China. FAU - Liu, Yishan AU - Liu Y AD - Department of General Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95 Yong-an Rd, Xi-Cheng District, Beijing, China. FAU - Wei, Qi AU - Wei Q AD - Department of General Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95 Yong-an Rd, Xi-Cheng District, Beijing, China. FAU - Xu, Fengming AU - Xu F AD - Department of General Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95 Yong-an Rd, Xi-Cheng District, Beijing, China. FAU - Yao, Hongwei AU - Yao H AD - Department of General Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95 Yong-an Rd, Xi-Cheng District, Beijing, China. yaohongwei@ccmu.edu.cn. FAU - Zhang, Zhongtao AU - Zhang Z AD - Department of General Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, 95 Yong-an Rd, Xi-Cheng District, Beijing, China. zhangzht@ccmu.edu.cn. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Meta-Analysis PT - Systematic Review DEP - 20220324 PL - England TA - World J Surg Oncol JT - World journal of surgical oncology JID - 101170544 RN - 0 (B7-H1 Antigen) RN - 0 (Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors) RN - 0 (Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor) SB - IM MH - B7-H1 Antigen MH - *Colonic Neoplasms/drug therapy MH - *Colorectal Neoplasms/drug therapy/genetics MH - Humans MH - Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors/therapeutic use MH - Programmed Cell Death 1 Receptor MH - Prospective Studies PMC - PMC8944161 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Clinical efficacy OT - Colorectal neoplasms OT - Immune checkpoint inhibitors OT - Meta-analysis COIS- The authors declare that they have no competing interests. EDAT- 2022/03/26 06:00 MHDA- 2022/03/29 06:00 PMCR- 2022/03/24 CRDT- 2022/03/25 05:31 PHST- 2022/01/13 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/03/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/03/25 05:31 [entrez] PHST- 2022/03/26 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/03/29 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2022/03/24 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1186/s12957-022-02549-7 [pii] AID - 2549 [pii] AID - 10.1186/s12957-022-02549-7 [doi] PST - epublish SO - World J Surg Oncol. 2022 Mar 24;20(1):93. doi: 10.1186/s12957-022-02549-7.