Durvalumab after Chemoradiotherapy in Stage III Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer
To the Editor: In the PACIFIC trial, Antonia et al. (Dec. 13 issue) 1 found a significant overall survival benefit from maintenance treatment with durvalumab after chemoradiotherapy for stage III non–small-cell lung cancer. This survival benefit was prominent in the programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1)...
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Veröffentlicht in: | The New England journal of medicine 2019-03, Vol.380 (10), p.989-990 |
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In the PACIFIC trial, Antonia et al. (Dec. 13 issue)
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found a significant overall survival benefit from maintenance treatment with durvalumab after chemoradiotherapy for stage III non–small-cell lung cancer. This survival benefit was prominent in the programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1)–positive subgroup of patients (PD-L1 expression ≥1%), but no survival benefit was evident in the PD-L1–negative subgroup (PD-L1 expression |
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ISSN: | 0028-4793 1533-4406 |
DOI: | 10.1056/NEJMc1900407 |