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CASE REPORT article

Front. Oncol.
Sec. Thoracic Oncology
Volume 14 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1437260

Case Report: combination therapy of envafolimab with endostar for advanced non-small cell lung cancer with low PD-L1 expression

Provisionally accepted
Shuo Wu Shuo Wu 1*Changhong Dong Changhong Dong 2Chenxi Hu Chenxi Hu 2*Kaiyuan Hui Kaiyuan Hui 2*Xiaodong Jiang Xiaodong Jiang 1,2*
  • 1 Lianyungang Clinical Medical College, Nanjing Medical University, Lianyungang, China
  • 2 The Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Lianyungang, China

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    In the management of advanced non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) without driver gene mutations, the current therapeutic strategies encompass chemotherapy, chemotherapy combined with anti-angiogenic therapy, and chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy. For patients with high programmed death-ligand 1(PD-L1)expression, monotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors is a viable option. Recognizing that some patients cannot tolerate or decline chemotherapy, clinical practice has introduced non-chemotherapeutic treatment regimens, which have shown promising results. This article presents a clinical case of advanced NSCLC with low PD-L1 expression and negative driver gene mutations. The patient was treated with a chemotherapy-free regimen combining envafolimab with endostar. After 17 months of follow-up, both the primary tumor and metastatic lesions exhibited significant reduction, and no notable adverse reactions were observed. This case demonstrates the efficacy of envafolimab combined with endostar in the treatment of advanced NSCLC. This regimen enhances treatment safety and patient compliance, potentially offering a novel therapeutic option for patients with advanced NSCLC characterized by low PD-L1 expression and negative driver gene mutations.

    Keywords: Non-small cell lung cancer, PD-L1, immune checkpoint inhibitors, anti-angiogenic therapy, Envafolimab, Endostar, case report

    Received: 23 May 2024; Accepted: 18 Oct 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Wu, Dong, Hu, Hui and Jiang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Shuo Wu, Lianyungang Clinical Medical College, Nanjing Medical University, Lianyungang, China
    Chenxi Hu, The Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Lianyungang, China
    Kaiyuan Hui, The Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Lianyungang, China
    Xiaodong Jiang, The Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Lianyungang, China

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