IMUNOTERÁPICO NIVOLUMABE: UMA REVISÃO NARRATIVA
IMUNOTERÁPICO NIVOLUMABE: UMA REVISÃO NARRATIVA
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DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.80123181213
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Palavras-chave: neoplasias; imunoterapia; efeitos colaterais e reações adversas relacionados a medicamentos; nivolumabe
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Keywords: neoplasms; immunotherapy; side effects and adverse reactions related to drugs; nivolumab
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Abstract: Cancer or carcinoma is a pathology characterized by the disorderly growth of cells invading tissues and organs. It can attack any cell in the body and treatment varies according to the degree of the disease at the time of diagnosis and the patient's state of health. Chemotherapy has been the most indicated treatment alternative with the potential to improve the patient's quality of life; it even increases the chance of cure. Above all, the adverse effects related to this type of treatment and the low effectiveness have stimulated scientific interest in studying other alternatives for oncologic and hematologic patients. Immunotherapy drugs are biological drugs and are therapeutic options for several types of cancer, being efficient because they bind to a specific target, allowing lower occurrences of adverse effects and increasing the response to treatment. Nivolumab is a biological anti-PD-1 (Programmed cell death 1) drug, which has been approved by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) for the therapy of various neoplasms. A survey of studies and scientific articles is conducted in order to describe the main clinical outcomes such as overall survival, disease-free survival, objective response, adverse events and death. Twenty studies were found that evaluated nivolumab for eight types of neoplasms, which showed that the drug is promising for the treatment of solid, metastatic and refractory tumors.
- Ellen Vieira Castro
- Maria Auxiliadora Parreiras Martins
- Cássia Rodrigues Lima Ferreira
- Marcus Fernando da Silva Praxedes