Predicting response to PD-1 inhibitors in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas using peripheral blood inflammatory markers

Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment has the potential to induce durable disease remission. However, the current combined positive score (CPS) is insufficient accurate for predicting which patients will benefit from it. In the present study, a real-world retrospective study was conducted on 5...

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Main Authors: Ruihua Fang, Yi Chen, Bixue Huang, Zhangfeng Wang, Xiaolin Zhu, Dawei Liu, Wei Sun, Lin Chen, Minjuan Zhang, Kexing Lyu, Wenbin Lei
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author Ruihua Fang
Yi Chen
Bixue Huang
Zhangfeng Wang
Xiaolin Zhu
Dawei Liu
Wei Sun
Lin Chen
Minjuan Zhang
Kexing Lyu
Wenbin Lei
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Yi Chen
Bixue Huang
Zhangfeng Wang
Xiaolin Zhu
Dawei Liu
Wei Sun
Lin Chen
Minjuan Zhang
Kexing Lyu
Wenbin Lei
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description Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment has the potential to induce durable disease remission. However, the current combined positive score (CPS) is insufficient accurate for predicting which patients will benefit from it. In the present study, a real-world retrospective study was conducted on 56 patients of HNSCC who received ICI treatment. Then the treatment that patient received and levels of pre-treatment blood inflammatory markers (NLR, MLR and PLR) were identified to develop a model for predicting immunotherapy response. Notably, the model achieved an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.877 (95 % CI 0.769–0.985) , providing a larger net benefit than the CPS marker (AUC=0.614, 95 % CI 0.466–0.762). Furthermore, the internal validation of the prediction model showed a C-index of 0.835. Patients with high score of the model would get improved PFS than those with low score. Therefore, the prediction model for patients with local advanced or R/M HNSCC receiving ICI treatment, which represented an better efficient prediction of immunotherapy response than CPS marker.
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spelling doaj-art-2283b380ccc24ba2bacd6e9469b7e44d2024-12-09T04:27:17ZengElsevierTranslational Oncology1936-52332025-01-0151102222Predicting response to PD-1 inhibitors in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas using peripheral blood inflammatory markersRuihua Fang0Yi Chen1Bixue Huang2Zhangfeng Wang3Xiaolin Zhu4Dawei Liu5Wei Sun6Lin Chen7Minjuan Zhang8Kexing Lyu9Wenbin Lei10Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong, PR ChinaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong, PR ChinaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong, PR ChinaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong, PR ChinaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong, PR ChinaDepartment of Pathology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong, PR ChinaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong, PR ChinaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong, PR ChinaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong, PR ChinaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong, PR China; Corresponding authors at: Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 2nd Zhongshan Road 58#, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong, PR China.Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong, PR China; Corresponding authors at: Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, 2nd Zhongshan Road 58#, Guangzhou 510080, Guangdong, PR China.Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) treatment has the potential to induce durable disease remission. However, the current combined positive score (CPS) is insufficient accurate for predicting which patients will benefit from it. In the present study, a real-world retrospective study was conducted on 56 patients of HNSCC who received ICI treatment. Then the treatment that patient received and levels of pre-treatment blood inflammatory markers (NLR, MLR and PLR) were identified to develop a model for predicting immunotherapy response. Notably, the model achieved an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.877 (95 % CI 0.769–0.985) , providing a larger net benefit than the CPS marker (AUC=0.614, 95 % CI 0.466–0.762). Furthermore, the internal validation of the prediction model showed a C-index of 0.835. Patients with high score of the model would get improved PFS than those with low score. Therefore, the prediction model for patients with local advanced or R/M HNSCC receiving ICI treatment, which represented an better efficient prediction of immunotherapy response than CPS marker.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936523324003486Head and neck squamous cell carcinomasImmunotherapyResponse ratePrediction modelProgression-free survival
spellingShingle Ruihua Fang
Yi Chen
Bixue Huang
Zhangfeng Wang
Xiaolin Zhu
Dawei Liu
Wei Sun
Lin Chen
Minjuan Zhang
Kexing Lyu
Wenbin Lei
Predicting response to PD-1 inhibitors in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas using peripheral blood inflammatory markers
Translational Oncology
Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas
Immunotherapy
Response rate
Prediction model
Progression-free survival
title Predicting response to PD-1 inhibitors in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas using peripheral blood inflammatory markers
title_full Predicting response to PD-1 inhibitors in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas using peripheral blood inflammatory markers
title_fullStr Predicting response to PD-1 inhibitors in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas using peripheral blood inflammatory markers
title_full_unstemmed Predicting response to PD-1 inhibitors in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas using peripheral blood inflammatory markers
title_short Predicting response to PD-1 inhibitors in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas using peripheral blood inflammatory markers
title_sort predicting response to pd 1 inhibitors in head and neck squamous cell carcinomas using peripheral blood inflammatory markers
topic Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas
Immunotherapy
Response rate
Prediction model
Progression-free survival
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936523324003486
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