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A narrative review of combined stereotactic ablative radiotherapy and immunotherapy in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer

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TRANSLATIONAL LUNG CANCER RESEARCH
卷 10, 期 6, 页码 2766-2778

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AME PUBLISHING COMPANY
DOI: 10.21037/tlcr-20-1117

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Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT); non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC); immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs); toxicity; radioimmunotherapy

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ICIs have improved overall survival in m-NSCLC, but resistance is a challenge. Combining ICIs with other treatments to modulate the TME and sensitize tumours is promising. Further investigation is needed for optimal combinations, dosing, and sequencing of ICI + SABR in m-NSCLC.
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have significantly improved overall survival (OS) in metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (m- NSCLC). However, not all patients with m-NSCLC benefit from ICIs, and resistance to ICIs is an emerging challenge. The tumour microenvironment (TME) is immunosuppressive, and provides a myriad of mechanisms to facilitate escape of cancer cells from immune surveillance. The TME may also dampen the response to ICIs by inhibiting T cell effector responses. The poor prognosis of m-NSCLC has led to investigation of ICIs combined with other treatments with the intention of modulating the TME and sensitizing tumours to the effects of ICIs. Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) in combination with ICIs is an area of intense interest. SABR is thought to evoke a pro-immunogenic response in the TME, with the capacity to turn a cold, unresponsive tumour to hot and receptive to ICI. In addition to improved local response, SABR is postulated to produce a heightened systemic immune response when compared to conventional radiotherapy (RT). Preclinical studies have demonstrated a synergistic effect of SABR + ICIs, and clinical studies in m-NSCLC showed safety and promising efficacy compared to systemic therapies alone. To optimize ICI + SABR, ICI choice, combinations, dosing and length of treatment, as well as sequencing of ICI + SABR all require further investigation. Appropriate sequencing may depend on the ICI(s) being utilized, with differing sites of metastases possibly eliciting differing immune responses. Single versus multisite radiation is controversial, whilst effects of irradiated tumour volume and nodal irradiation are increasingly recognized. Taken together, there is strong preclinical and biological rationale, with emerging clinical evidence, supporting the strategy of combining SABR + ICIs in m-NSCLC.

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