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the development of immune-checkpoint inhibitors &#40;ICIs&#41; moved to SCLC&#44; also due to the biological rationale and its potential clinical use&#46; Indeed&#44; SCLC showed high association with smoking habit and high mutational burden&#44; characterized by mutations in such tumour-suppressor gene as TP53 and RB1&#44; Notch and MYC family members&#44; often induced by tobacco carcinogens&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0025"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5</span></a> Considering these biological characteristics suggesting that SCLC may be highly immunogenic and could respond very well to ICIs&#44; different randomized clinical trials &#40;RCTs&#41; were developed to investigate the role of these new agents for the treatment of extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0025"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5&#8211;7</span></a></p><p id="par0015" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Preliminary shreds of evidence supporting the activity of ICIs in relapsing SCLC were reported in phase I&#47;II CheckMate 032 trials&#44; 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Immunotherapy in refractory SCLC: the caterpillar struggling to become a butterfly
Antonio Passaro
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Corresponding author. Antonio Passaro, MD, PhD, Division of Thoracic Oncology, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan, Via G. Ripamonti, 435 - 20141 Milan, Italy. Tel.: +39 02 57489482; fax: +39 02 94379235.
, Valeria Stati, Filippo de Marinis
Division of Thoracic Oncology, IEO, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Milan
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