Adverse effects of immunotherapy in advanced non-small cell lung cancer and their correlation with efficacy

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Found programs: National Natural Sciences Foundation of China ( No . 81772499 ) ; The Special Program of Knowledge Innovation of Wuhan Science and Technology Bureau (No . 2023020201010174)

Authors:Tian Mengjie , Liang Xinjun

Keywords:immune checkpoint inhibitors; immune-related adverse reactions; non-small cell lung cancer; effica- cy; predictive metrics

DOI:10.19405/j.cnki.issn1000-1492.2025.04.025

〔Abstract〕 Abstract Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) , the most prevalent type of lung cancer , has a poor prognosis in patients with advanced disease . In recent years , immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have demonstrated promising efficacy in this disease , while bringing a unique set of immune-related adverse events (irAEs) . This article com- prehensively explores the multi-systemic irAEs of programmed death protein-1 ( PD-1) /programmed death protein ligand-1 (PD-L1) inhibitors in the treatment of NSCLC , including but not limited to dermatotoxicity , endocrine toxicity , hepatic toxicity and gastrointestinal toxicity . The occurrence of these adverse reactions not only poses a challenge for clinical treatment , but also correlates with treatment efficacy . In addition , the paper discusses bio- markers for predicting the risk of irAEs , such as gut microbiota , blood biomarkers , etc . , with the aim of providing a potential risk assessment tool for the clinic .