Radiotherapy and Immunotherapy Combinations in the Treatment of Patients with Metastatic Disease: Current Status and Future Focus
William Tyler Turchan, Sean P. Pitroda, Ralph R. Weichselbaum
Abstract
Radiotherapy and immunotherapy benefit subsets of patients with metastatic cancer. Here, we review selected laboratory and clinical studies investigating the utility of combining radiotherapy and immunotherapy in metastatic patients. We examine potential approaches to increase the therapeutic ratio of radioimmunotherapy in the treatment of metastatic cancers moving forward.
Topics & Concepts
ImmunotherapyMedicineRadiation therapyDiseaseOncologyFocus (optics)CancerInternal medicineOpticsPhysicsCancer Immunotherapy and BiomarkersLung Cancer Research StudiesLung Cancer Treatments and Mutations