Journal of International Obstetrics and Gynecology ›› 2022, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (6): 601-605.doi: 10.12280/gjfckx.20220578

• Research on Gynecological Malignancies: Review •     Next Articles

Advances in Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Gynecological Malignant Solid Tumors

LIU De-gao1, ZHANG Shu-rong1, GAO Yue-wen1, ZOU Yong-hui1, LI Chang-zhong1()   

  1. Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250000, China (LIU De-gao);Shandong University, Jinan 250021, China (ZHANG Shu-rong, GAO Yue-wen); Shandong Provincial Hospital, Jinan 250021, China (ZOU Yong-hui, LI Chang-zhong); Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Shenzhen Hospital, Shenzhen 518036, Guangdong Province, China (LI Chang-zhong)
  • Received:2022-07-18 Published:2022-12-15 Online:2023-01-11
  • Contact: LI Chang-zhong E-mail:15168888909@163.com

Abstract:

Gynecological solid cancers severely threaten women′s health. Adjuvant treatment such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy for advanced, recurrent and metastatic gynecological tumors is ineffective and the prognosis is poor. In recent years, immunotherapy based on immune checkpoint inhibitors has shown good efficacy in the treatment of malignant solid tumors, and also provides new treatment options for patients with gynecological malignant solid tumors. However, the effect of immune checkpoint inhibitors monotherapy in the failure of traditional platinum-based chemotherapy is poor, which may be related to the difficulty of effective immune response in patients with impaired immune system after multi-cycle chemotherapy. Many clinical studies have shown that immune checkpoint inhibitors combined with platinum-based chemotherapy and pre-application of immune checkpoint inhibitors can benefit patients with advanced, recurrent and metastatic gynecological malignant solid tumors. This article reviews the application progress of immune checkpoint inhibitors in gynecological malignant solid tumors.

Key words: Immune checkpoint inhibitors, Immunotherapy, Uterine cervical neoplasms, Endometrial neoplasms, Ovarian neoplasms, Combined modality therapy