La inmuno-oncología revoluciona el tratamiento del cáncer
Expertos españoles e internacionales en oncología se han dado cita en Madrid para conocer los
últimos datos sobre la inmuno-oncología y los resultados que se están alcanzando gracias a una
nueva forma de abordar el tratamiento del cáncer.Este nuevo enfoque terapéutico consiste en
reforzar al sistema inmune para que luche contra las células cancerosas. En España hay
disponibles ya varios fármacos de este tipo.Los asistentes a la reunión científica han constatado
que la inmuno-oncología está cambiando las expectativas de supervivencia a largo plazo de los
pacientes. Y lo está haciendo mejorando su calidad de vida al ser tratamientos con menos
efectos secundarios. En este sentido, Nivolumab acaba de recibir la aprobación europea para el
tratamiento del cáncer de pulmón no microcítico y no escamoso y para el carcinoma avanzado
de células renales.
Fuente:SEOM
US Brand Name(s)Opdivo Injection
Opdivo
FDA ApprovedYes
FDA Approval for Nivolumab for Head and Neck Cancer
FDA Approval for Nivolumab for Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma
FDA Approval for Nivolumab for Renal Cell Carcinoma
FDA Approval for Nivolumab for Non-Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
FDA Approval for Nivolumab with Ipilimumab for Melanoma
FDA Approval for Nivolumab for Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
FDA Approval for Nivolumab for Melanoma
Nivolumab is approved to be used alone or with other drugs to treat:
- Classical Hodgkin lymphoma that has gotten worse after an autologous stem cell transplant and treatment with brentuximab vedotin.
- Melanoma that cannot be removed by surgery or that has metastasized (spread to other parts of the body).
- It is used with ipilimumab in patients whose cancer does not have a certainBRAF gene mutation.
- It is used alone in patients whose disease got worse after being treated with ipilimumab and, if their cancer had a certain BRAF gene mutation, with a drug called a BRAF inhibitor.
- Non-small cell lung cancer that has metastasized. It is used in patients whose disease got worse during or after treatment with platinum chemotherapy. Patients whose cancer has certain gene mutations should receive nivolumab only if their disease got worse after treatment with FDA-approved therapy for the gene mutations.
- Renal cell carcinoma (a type of kidney cancer) that is advanced. It is used in patients who have already received angiogenesis inhibitor therapy.
- Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck that has metastasized orrecurred (come back) in patients whose disease got worse during or after treatment with platinum chemotherapy.
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