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头颈部癌免疫治疗的进展与挑战

英文原题:Advances and challenges in immunotherapy in head and neck cancer.

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Advances and challenges in immunotherapy in head and neck cancer.

PubMed 2025/06/06(内容时间) Front Immunol Q1 · IF 7(JCR 2025)

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研究概要

头颈部鳞状细胞癌(HNSCC)尽管在手术、放疗和化疗方面取得了进展,但仍是一种具有挑战性的恶性肿瘤,生存结局不尽如人意。

中文摘要

头颈部鳞状细胞癌(HNSCC)尽管在手术、放疗和化疗方面取得了进展,但仍是预后欠佳的难治性恶性肿瘤。免疫治疗,特别是靶向程序性细胞死亡蛋白1(PD-1)/程序性细胞死亡配体1(PD-L1)的免疫检查点抑制剂(ICIs),已改变了治疗模式,但其在HNSCC中的全部潜力仍在探索中。本综述评估了免疫治疗在局部晚期(LA)和复发/转移性(R/M)HNSCC中的当前格局,讨论了关键临床试验、新兴生物标志物和新型治疗策略。对于LA HNSCC,III期试验如KEYNOTE-412和JAVELIN Head and Neck 100未能在未选择人群中证明ICI联合放化疗的生存获益,尽管事后分析提示在PD-L1阳性肿瘤中具有疗效。近期研究,包括KEYNOTE-689和NIVOPOSTOP GORTEC 2018-01,表明围手术期ICIs在可切除疾病中具有潜在获益。在R/M HNSCC中,ICIs已重新定义了标准治疗。KEYNOTE-040和CheckMate 141促使美国食品药品监督管理局(FDA)批准帕博利珠单抗和纳武利尤单抗,而KEYNOTE-048确立了帕博利珠单抗单药用于PD-L1联合阳性评分(CPS)≥1的患者,以及帕博利珠单抗联合化疗作为一线治疗。然而,双重检查点阻断试验(KESTREL、CheckMate 651)结果不一,凸显了免疫抵抗的复杂性。除ICIs外,新兴策略包括溶瘤病毒疗法、CAR-T 细胞疗法(CAR-T)和癌症疫苗,在临床前和早期临床阶段显示出令人鼓舞的结果。PD-L1表达、肿瘤突变负荷(TMB)和人乳头瘤病毒(HPV)状态等生物标志物在治疗选择中发挥关键作用,但需进一步验证。尽管取得进展,挑战依然存在,包括异质性缓解率、免疫相关毒性以及免疫治疗在多模式治疗方案中的最佳整合。未来研究应聚焦于优化基于生物标志物的治疗算法、开发合理的免疫治疗联合方案,并利用肿瘤微环境修饰以增强疗效。

展开英文摘要原文

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) remains a challenging malignancy with suboptimal survival outcomes despite advances in surgery, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Immunotherapy, particularly immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) targeting programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1)/programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1), has transformed treatment paradigms, yet its full potential in HNSCC is still being explored. This review evaluates the current landscape of immunotherapy in both locally advanced (LA) and recurrent/metastatic (R/M) HNSCC, discussing key clinical trials, emerging biomarkers, and novel therapeutic strategies. For LA HNSCC, phase III trials such as KEYNOTE-412 and JAVELIN Head and Neck 100 failed to demonstrate survival benefits with ICI-chemoradiotherapy combinations in unselected populations, though post hoc analyses suggest efficacy in PD-L1-positive tumors. Recent studies, including KEYNOTE-689 and NIVOPOSTOP GORTEC 2018-01, indicate potential benefits of perioperative ICIs in resectable disease. In R/M HNSCC, ICIs have redefined the standard of care. KEYNOTE-040 and CheckMate 141 led to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approvals of pembrolizumab and nivolumab, while KEYNOTE-048 established pembrolizumab monotherapy for PD-L1 combined positive score (CPS) 1 and pembrolizumab plus chemotherapy as first-line treatment. However, dual checkpoint blockade trials (KESTREL, CheckMate 651) have yielded mixed results, highlighting the complexity of immune resistance. Beyond ICIs, emerging strategies include oncolytic virotherapy, chimeric antigen receptor-T cell therapy (CAR-T), and cancer vaccines, with promising preclinical and early-phase clinical results. Biomarkers such as PD-L1 expression, tumor mutational burden (TMB), and Human Papillomavirus (HPV) status play a critical role in treatment selection, but further validation is needed. Despite advancements, challenges persist, including heterogeneous response rates, immune-related toxicities, and optimal integration of immunotherapy in multimodal treatment regimens. Future research should focus on refining biomarker-driven treatment algorithms, developing rational immunotherapy combinations, and leveraging tumor microenvironment modifications to enhance therapeutic efficacy.

论文信息

作者
Aboaid H、Khalid T、Hussain A、Myat YM、Nanda RK、Srinivasmurthy R、Nguyen K、Jones DT
第一作者单位
Department of Internal Medicine, Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), Las Vegas, NV, United States.United States
通讯作者单位
Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Comprehensive Cancer Centers of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV, United States.United States
文献类型
综述
期刊
Frontiers in immunology2025
原文标识
PubMed 40547025 · DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1596583