A drug safety evaluation of atezolizumab in locally advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma.

Abstract:

INTRODUCTION:Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have rapidly changed the treatment landscape, demonstrating dramatic clinical efficacy in various cancers. AREAS COVERED:In urothelial cancer (UC), several ICIs have been approved in platinum refractory disease and also as first-line therapy in patients that fulfill the criteria for cisplatin ineligibility. Atezolizumab is a monoclonal antibody that targets the immune checkpoint Programmed Cell Death Ligand-1 (PD-L1) and has been currently approved for advanced UC, non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer, and triple-negative breast cancer. Herein, we provide a summary of the mechanism of action, safety, and clinical efficacy of atezolizumab in UC. EXPERT OPINION:Atezolizumab is a drug with a favorable toxicity profile and will obtain more indications in the future in UC and other cancers. Treating physicians should be aware of treatment-related and immune-related adverse events associated with the drug.

journal_name

Expert Opin Drug Saf

authors

Economopoulou P,Kotsantis I,Bamias A

doi

10.1080/14740338.2020.1792442

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2020-08-01 00:00:00

pages

955-960

issue

8

eissn

1474-0338

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1744-764X

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19

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