评估口服益生菌补充剂作为接受ICI的晚期肺癌患者的补充治疗:一个前性的现实世界研究
Liping Tong1,2, Yuming Wan1,2, Xiaoxiao Shi2
1Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
概括
口服益生菌可以改善晚期小细胞肺癌 (SCLC) 患者的结果,这些患者接受免疫检查点抑制剂 (ICI) 治疗. 需要进一步的研究来确认SCLC和非小细胞肺癌 (NSCLC) 种群中的这些发现.
科学领域:
- 在瘤学瘤学.
- 微生物组研究 微生物组研究
- 免疫治疗是一种免疫疗法.
背景情况:
- 晚期肺癌治疗通常涉及免疫检查点抑制剂 (ICI).
- 肠道微生物组在调节ICI疗效方面的作用是一个越来越感兴趣的领域.
- 口服益生菌正在研究作为一种潜在的辅助疗法,以提高ICI治疗结果.
研究的目的:
- 在接受ICI的晚期肺癌患者中评估口服益生菌补充剂的有效性.
- 评估口服益生菌对该患者群体无进展生存期 (PFS) 和客观反应率 (ORR) 的影响.
主要方法:
- 采用了前性,现实世界的研究设计.
- 接受ICI治疗的晚期肺癌患者被分为两组:一组接受口服益生菌 (OPS组) 和对照组 (C组).
- 主要终点是PFS;次要终点是ORR.
主要成果:
- 总共有253名患者被分析 (71名在OPS组,182名在C组).
- 在整体队列中没有观察到PFS中位数的显著差异.
- 在小细胞肺癌 (SCLC) 患者中,OPS组与C组相比,在小细胞肺癌 (SCLC) 患者中显著改善了PFS中位数 (11.1 vs 7.0个月,P = .049).
- 在OPS组非小细胞肺癌 (NSCLC) 队列中观察到改善中位PFS的趋势 (16.5与12.3个月,P = .56).
结论:
- 口服益生菌补充剂与ICI结合可能会改善晚期SCLC患者的治疗结果.
- 需要进一步的研究来验证这些发现,并探索NSCLC患者的潜在益处.
- 这项研究表明,益生菌在优化特定肺癌亚型的ICI治疗方面可能发挥作用.
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