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Efficacy and safety of camrelizumab in combination with neoadjuvant chemotherapy for ESCC and its impact on esophagectomy
BackgroundEsophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is the most common type of esophageal cancer in China. The use of neoadjuvant immunotherapy for the treatment of ESCC is gradually increasing. Camrelizumab is one such immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) used for treatment. In this retrospective stud...
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Published in: | Frontiers in immunology 2022-07, Vol.13, p.953229-953229 |
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Summary: | BackgroundEsophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is the most common type of esophageal cancer in China. The use of neoadjuvant immunotherapy for the treatment of ESCC is gradually increasing. Camrelizumab is one such immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) used for treatment. In this retrospective study, we explored the efficacy, safety, and short-term perioperative prognosis of camrelizumab in combination with neoadjuvant chemotherapy for ESCC. Materials and MethodsA total of 254 Chinese patients with ESCC were enrolled in the study; 48 received camrelizumab in combination with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (C-NC group), and 206 received neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NC group). All patients underwent surgery after the completion of 2 cycles of neoadjuvant therapy. ResultsTwenty patients (20/48, 41.7%) in the C-NC group and 22 patients (22/206, 10.7%) in the NC group achieved a pathologic complete response (pCR) (p |
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ISSN: | 1664-3224 1664-3224 |
DOI: | 10.3389/fimmu.2022.953229 |