Radiation unlocks the therapeutic potential of immune checkpoint blockers in lung cancer patients
CTLA4 blockers have limited activity in patients with chemorefractory lung cancer. Recent clinical data demonstrate that radiation therapy combined with CTLA4 blockers enables disease control in a sizeable fraction of these patients, correlating with increased circulating levels of type I interferon...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2019-08-01
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Series: | OncoImmunology |
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Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2162402X.2019.1606624 |