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Observational study to predict the efficacy and optimal duration of nivolumab treatment in patients with previously treated advanced or recurrent non-small cell lung cancer.

Yasushi GotoKiyotaka YohTerufumi KatoYukio HosomiKazuhiro UsuiTomoya FukuiKatsuya HiranoHiroshi TanakaMasataka TaguriHideo Kunitoh
Published in: Japanese journal of clinical oncology (2022)
This study found no new baseline factors predicting the outcome of nivolumab treatment in patients with non-small cell lung cancer, but response to nivolumab was a robust predictor of overall efficacy. In addition, patient-perceived quality of life could predict the durable efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors.
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