Research challenges and perspectives
Target | Need | Future directions |
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Clinical implications and challenges | PD-1/PD-L1-based immunotherapy presents challenges in managing cancer-related pain and requires attention from healthcare providers. | Developing targeted pain management strategies to improve patient care |
Patient monitoring and feedback are crucial for adjusting pain management strategies in real-time. | PROMs, PROs, and PREMs to gather data on patient experiences and outcomes | |
Ameliorate diagnosis of pain phenomena (e.g., neuropathic pain) | Fostering collaboration across multidisciplinary teams to address pain management challenges | |
Preclinical research | Mechanisms through which PD-L1/PD-1 immunotherapy modulates pain | Developing ad hoc pain modelsExploring the intersection of analgesic pathways and chronic pain processesIdentifying specific mechanisms and biomarkers to guide targeted pain management |
Clinical research | The link between immunotherapy and pain conditions | Comprehensive data collection, longitudinal studies EBM analyses |
Artificial intelligence | Artificial intelligence can be used to:
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Addressing ethical issues and risk of bias. PD-1/PD-L1: programmed cell death-1/programmed cell death ligand-1; PROMs: patient-reported outcome measures; PROs: patient-reported outcomes; PREMs: patient-reported experiences measures; EBM: evidence-based medicine
The TRIAL Group: Ciro Emiliano Boschetti, Alessandra Bracigliano, Giuseppe Buongiorno, Lucia Cannella, Ester Calogero, Roberta Carella, Laura Cascella, Vincenzo Cascella, Francesco Casto, Alessio Cirillo, Ottavia Clemente, Vincenzo Damiano, Matteo De Simone, Rosario De Feo, Giuseppina Della Vittoria Scarpati, Simone D’Ambrosio, Ida D’Onofrio, Morena Fasano, Giulio Ferone, Pierluigi Franco, Daria Maria Filippina, Luigi Pio Guerrera, Franco Ionna, Davide Leopardo, Francesco Longo, Maria Grazia Maglione, Roberto Manzo, Luisa Marciano, Maria Grazia Massaro, Aurora Mirabile, Massimo Montano, Costanza Pagliuca, Luca Perna, Arianna Piccirillo, Monica Pontone, Fabiana Raffaella Rampetta, Vincenzo Ricci, Lorenzo Triuzzi, Pasquale Vitale, Alessia Zotta, Antonio Grimaldi
M Cascella, FS, and GV: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. BM, CG, LS, MM, and LF: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing. OP, SP, and FG: Validation, Writing—review & editing. FP, AO, M Capuozzo, AG, and GS: Supervision. FM and AC: Software. AM and LL: Visualization. All members of The TRIAL Group: Supervision. All authors read and approved the submitted version.
Giustino Varrassi, the Editorial Board Member and a Guest Editor of Exploration of Immunology, had no involvement in the decision-making or the review process of this manuscript. The other authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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