Document Type
Article
Publication Date
4-1-2019
Abstract
The combination of programmed cell death 1/programmed cell death ligand 1 blockade and thoracic radiotherapy has become the new standard of care in the treatment of locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. The information regarding the pulmonary safety of such therapy remains limited to mostly retrospective studies and case reports with a small portion of data from prospective clinical trials. By analyzing the underlying mechanisms of interactions between radiation and immunotherapy from preclinical data and summarizing safety data from relevant clinical studies with pulmonary toxicity, we believe that longer and rigorous follow-up is warranted, to determine if the combination of such modalities is appropriate for patients without risking undue toxicity.
Recommended Citation
Li, Mengqian; Gan, Lu; Song, Andrew; Xue, Jianxin; and Lu, You, "Rethinking pulmonary toxicity in advanced non-small cell lung cancer in the era of combining anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy with thoracic radiotherapy." (2019). Department of Radiation Oncology Faculty Papers. Paper 116.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/radoncfp/116
Creative Commons License
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PubMed ID
30826426
Language
English
Comments
This article has been peer reviewed. It is the authors' final version prior to publication in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Reviews on Cancer, Volume 1871, Issue 2, April 2019, Pages 323-330.
The published version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbcan.2019.02.004. Copyright © Li et al.