We thank Dr Akio Hara and Prof. Takashi Yoshioka and colleagues for their interest
and comments on our study investigating the association between high-intensity statins
and clinical outcome in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) and advanced non–small
cell lung cancer (aNSCLC) patients treated with programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1)
inhibitors [
[1]
].- Cantini L.
- Pecci F.
- Hurkmans D.P.
- Belderbos R.A.
- Lanese A.
- Copparoni C.
- et al.
High-intensity statins are associated with improved clinical activity of PD-1 inhibitors
in malignant pleural mesothelioma and advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients.
Eur J Canc. 2021; 144https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2020.10.031
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Published online: June 18, 2021
Accepted:
May 8,
2021
Received in revised form:
April 28,
2021
Received:
April 10,
2021
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- High-intensity statins are associated with improved clinical activity of PD-1 inhibitors in malignant pleural mesothelioma and advanced non-small cell lung cancer patientsEuropean Journal of CancerVol. 144
- Re: ‘High-intensity statins are associated with improved clinical activity of PD-1 inhibitors in malignant pleural mesothelioma and advanced non-small cell lung cancer patients’European Journal of CancerVol. 153
- PreviewWe carefully read the article by Cantini et al. [1]. This is an interesting study that evaluated the association between statin use and clinical outcomes of programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) use using a prospective database. If statins improve clinical outcomes in patients treated with PD-1 inhibitors, treatment strategies for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) and advanced non-small cell lung cancer (aNSCLC) will dramatically change. Furthermore, this study suggests that those who do not take statins may have a worse overall survival after the use of PD-1 inhibitors for both MPM and aNSCLC, highlighting the importance of pre-treatment cardiovascular risk assessment before treatment with PD-1 inhibitors.
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