[HTML][HTML] The promise of combining radiation therapy with immunotherapy

JC Jagodinsky, PM Harari, ZS Morris - International Journal of Radiation …, 2020 - Elsevier
The development of immunotherapy in oncology builds upon many years of scientific
investigation into the cellular mechanics underlying interactions between tumor cells and …

Angiogenesis and immune checkpoint dual blockade in combination with radiotherapy for treatment of solid cancers: opportunities and challenges

L Zhu, X Yu, L Wang, J Liu, Z Qu, H Zhang, L Li, J Chen… - Oncogenesis, 2021 - nature.com
Several immune checkpoint blockades (ICBs) capable of overcoming the
immunosuppressive roles of the tumor immune microenvironment have been approved by …

Intratumoral radiation dose heterogeneity augments antitumor immunity in mice and primes responses to checkpoint blockade

JC Jagodinsky, JM Vera, WJ Jin, AG Shea… - Science translational …, 2024 - science.org
Radiation therapy (RT) activates multiple immunologic effects in the tumor microenvironment
(TME), with diverse dose-response relationships observed. We hypothesized that, in …

Early blood rise in auto‑antibodies to nuclear and smooth muscle antigens is predictive of prolonged survival and autoimmunity in metastatic‑non‑small cell lung …

R Giannicola, G D'Arrigo, C Botta… - Molecular and …, 2019 - spandidos-publications.com
Immune‑checkpoint blockade by Nivolumab, a human monoclonal antibody to programmed
cell death receptor‑1, is an emerging treatment for metastatic non‑small cell lung cancer …

Prospective evaluation of immune activation associated with response to radioembolization assessed with PET/CT in women with breast cancer liver metastasis

AR Deipolyi, CB Johnson, CC Riedl, H Kunin… - Radiology, 2023 - pubs.rsna.org
Background The impact of transarterial radioembolization (TARE) of breast cancer liver
metastasis (BCLM) on antitumor immunity is unknown, which hinders the optimal selection …

Dose Rate Effects from the 1950s through to the Era of FLASH

KD Held, AL McNamara, J Daartz… - Radiation …, 2024 - meridian.allenpress.com
Numerous dose rate effects have been described over the past 6–7 decades in the radiation
biology and radiation oncology literature depending on the dose rate range being …

Surgically targeted radiation therapy (STaRT) trials for brain neoplasms: A comprehensive review

Y Odia, AN Gutierrez, R Kotecha - Neuro-oncology, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The mainstays of radiation therapy include external beam radiation therapy (EBRT) and
internally implanted radiation, or brachytherapy (BT), all with distinct benefits and risks in …

Integrating immunotherapy into multimodal treatment of head and neck cancer

YJ Rao, JF Goodman, F Haroun, JE Bauman - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Immune checkpoint inhibitors have become the standard of care therapy in
a multimodal setting for recurrent/metastatic HNSCC. Multiple clinical trials have recently …

Proof-of-principle Phase I results of combining nivolumab with brachytherapy and external beam radiation therapy for Grade Group 5 prostate cancer: safety, feasibility …

Z Yuan, D Fernandez, J Dhillon… - Prostate cancer and …, 2021 - nature.com
Background To determine whether combining brachytherapy with immunotherapy is safe in
prostate cancer (PCa) and provides synergistic effects, we performed a Phase I/II trial on the …

[HTML][HTML] Priming and propagating anti-tumor immunity: Focal hypofractionated radiation for in situ vaccination and systemic targeted radionuclide theranostics for …

JC Jagodinsky, ZS Morris - Seminars in radiation oncology, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent preclinical and clinical studies have elucidated mechanisms whereby radiation
therapy influences the anti-tumor immune response. Immunogenic cell death and …