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Table 2 Key immunotherapy drugs used in various cancer types to treat brain metastases

From: Immunotherapy: an emerging modality to checkmate brain metastasis

Immunotherapy Drug

Drug Class

Primary Cancer Type

References

Pembrolizumab

Anti-PD-1

NSCLC, BC(ER+), Melanoma, RCC

[1, 40, 77, 78, 85, 93, 95, 96, 119, 120, 147]

Tislelizumab

Anti-PD-1

NSCLC

[92]

Atezolizumab

Anti-PD-L1

NSCLC

[79, 111, 127]

Sintilimab

Anti-PD-1

NSCLC, SCLC

[94, 124, 127]

Toripalimab

Anti-PD-1

SCLC

[124, 127]

Adrebrelimab

Anti-PD-L1

SCLC

[126]

Durvalumab

Anti-PD-L1

SCLC

[125, 127]

Camrelizumab

Anti-PD-1

SCLC

[127]

Nivolumab

Anti-PD-1

SCLC, Melanoma, NSCLC, RCC

[40, 50, 53,54,55, 102, 103, 127, 170, 172, 264]

Ipilimumab

Anti-CTLA-4

Melanoma, NSCLC, RCC

[38, 40, 44, 50, 53,54,55, 172]

Relatlimab (only in combination with nivolumab)

Anti-LAG3

Melanoma

[41, 56, 64]