Journal article
The efficacy and toxicity of immune checkpoint inhibitors in a real-world older patient population
Abstract
IMPORTANCE: Immunotherapy has emerged as an effective treatment option for the management of advanced cancers. The effects of these immune checkpoint inhibitors in the older patient population has not been adequately assessed.
OBJECTIVE: To understand the impact of aging on CTLA-4 and PDL-1 inhibitors efficacy and immune-related adverse events (irAE) in the context of real-world management of advanced solid cancers.
Authors
Sattar J; Kartolo A; Hopman WM; Lakoff JM; Baetz T
Journal
Journal of Geriatric Oncology, Vol. 10, No. 3, pp. 411–414
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2019
DOI
10.1016/j.jgo.2018.07.015
ISSN
1879-4068