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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

Impact of Statin Use on Immunotherapy Outcomes and Efficacy in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients.

Alexander Yakobson, Abed Agbarya, Yulia Dudnik, Itamar Gothelf, Asmah Miari, Ronen Brenner, Ashraf Abu Jama, Nashat Abu Yasin, Abd El Nazer Dabah, Amichay Meirovitz and 2 more

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Alexander YakobsonThe Legacy Heritage Cancer Center, Dr. Larry Norton Institute, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel.
Abed AgbaryaDepartment of Oncology, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa 31048, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-3330-2959
Yulia DudnikThe Legacy Heritage Cancer Center, Dr. Larry Norton Institute, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel.
Itamar GothelfGoldman Medical School, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva 84105, Israel.
Asmah MiariDepartment of Oncology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba 44180, Israel.
Ronen BrennerFaculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv 69978, Israel.
Ashraf Abu JamaThe Legacy Heritage Cancer Center, Dr. Larry Norton Institute, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel.
Nashat Abu YasinThe Legacy Heritage Cancer Center, Dr. Larry Norton Institute, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel.
Abd El Nazer DabahFaculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel.
Amichay MeirovitzThe Legacy Heritage Cancer Center, Dr. Larry Norton Institute, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel.
Natalie Maimon RabinovichDepartment of Oncology, Meir Medical Center, Kfar Saba 44180, Israel.
Walid ShalataThe Legacy Heritage Cancer Center, Dr. Larry Norton Institute, Soroka Medical Center, Beer Sheva 84105, Israel.ORCID 0000-0002-7570-4550

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have improved outcomes in advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The influence of statin use, chemotherapy, PD-L1 expression, and sex on immunotherapy outcomes remains incompletely defined in real-world settings. We performed a multicenter retrospective analysis of patients with advanced NSCLC treated with immunotherapy-based regimens. Patients were stratified by statin exposure, chemotherapy use, PD-L1 expression (<1% vs. ≥1%), and sex. Overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were analyzed using Kaplan-Meier estimates and log-rank tests. Statin use was not associated with a significant OS benefit, while a numerical improvement in PFS was observed in selected subgroups. Among immunotherapy-treated patients, OS did not differ significantly by chemotherapy or statin use (median range, 19-27 months), whereas PFS differed significantly, with the longest PFS observed in patients receiving immunotherapy plus statins (26 months;

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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsImmunotherapyLung NeoplasmsAgedAged, 80 and overB7-H1 AntigenFemaleHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeB7-H1 AntigenCD274 protein, humanHydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase InhibitorsImmune Checkpoint Inhibitorsadenocarcinomaimmunotherapynon-small cell lung cancerPD-1PD-L1squamous cell carcinomastatin

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PMID41683960
PMCPMC12898650

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