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
Hauptverfasser: Kim, Young-Hak, Antonia, Scott J
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung: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)–positive subgroup of patients (PD-L1 expression ≥1%), but no survival benefit was evident in the PD-L1–negative subgroup (PD-L1 expression
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMc1900407