ATEZOLIZUMAB AS IMMUNOTHERAPEUTIC APPROACH FOR CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER - LITERATURE REVIEW

Authors

  • Daniela Celestino Alves Universidade Franciscana
  • Marcel Henrique Marcondes Sari
  • Luana Mota Ferreira Universidade Federal de Santa Maria

Abstract

Breast cancer has elevated mortality rates and is the most common tumor in women worldwide. Among the types, the triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) has the worst prognostic and is highly incident in young women. In such context, the objective of this study was to associate the characteristics of TNBC and prognostic factors of immunotherapy when atezolizumab was applied for its clinical management. A systematic review was carried out following the PRISMA guidelines, using PubMed, LILACS, Web of Science and SCOPUS databases by selecting articles published over the last 10 years in Portuguese and English languages. The bibliographic survey revealed that TNCB is an exceptionally heterogeneous and aggressive group of breast cancer, presenting the highest metastatic rates and the lowest overall survival when compared to other molecular breast cancer subtypes. In front of this, the immunotherapy has emerged as a promising treatment strategy for TNBC. The research found 10 articles that reported the atezolizumab as new approach to management the TNBC. The atezolizumab, an anti-PD-L1 drug has been studied in association with nab-paclitaxel and it has already shown benefits for patients affected by TNBC. In this sense, this systematic review shows that the approval of the atezolizumab immunotherapy brings a new and promising treatment option against TNBC.

Published

28-06-2021

How to Cite

Celestino Alves, D., Henrique Marcondes Sari, M., & Mota Ferreira, L. (2021). ATEZOLIZUMAB AS IMMUNOTHERAPEUTIC APPROACH FOR CLINICAL MANAGEMENT OF TRIPLE NEGATIVE BREAST CANCER - LITERATURE REVIEW. Revista Farmácia Generalista Generalist Pharmacy Journal, 3(1), 46–61. Retrieved from http://publicacoes.unifal-mg.edu.br/revistas/index.php/revistafarmaciageneralista/article/view/1328