[Tumour assessment criteria for immune checkpoint inhibitors].

[Tumour assessment criteria for immune checkpoint inhibitors]. Rev Mal Respir. 2018 Aug 27;: Authors: Wasielewski E, Cortot AB Abstract The development of immune checkpoint inhibitors in thoracic oncology has led to a reconsideration of the rules for radiological tumor assessment. The RECIST criteria are widely used for the assessment of conventional treatments but are not suitable for anti-tumoral immunotherapy. The mechanism of action of this new class of drugs may induce specific patterns of response, which are not fully assessed by the RECIST criteria. Several new criteria have been proposed to better detect these patterns of response. The changes usually include confirmation of progression, new ways of assessing new lesions, and a larger role for clinical assessment. Nevertheless, harmonization and validation of these criteria remains indispensable. In this review, we will detail the different criteria that are currently available, and discuss their strengths and weaknesses. PMID: 30166076 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Revue des Maladies Respiratoires - Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Rev Mal Respir Source Type: research