Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a highly aggressive malignancy that accounts for about 14% of all lung cancers. Platinum-based chemotherapy has been the only available treatment for a long time, until the introduction of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) recently changed first-line standard of care and shed light on the pivotal role of the immune system. Despite improved survival in a subset of patients, a lot of them still do not benefit from first-line chemo-immunotherapy, and several studies are investigating whether different combination strategies (with both systemic and local treatments, such as radiotherapy) may improve patient outcomes. Moreover, research of biomarkers that may be used to predict patients’ outcomes is ongoing. In addition to ICIs, immunotherapy offers other different strategies, including naked monoclonal antibodies targeting tumor associated antigens, conjugated antibody, bispecific antibodies and cellular therapies. In this review, we summarize the main evidence available about the use of immunotherapy in SCLC, the rationale behind combination strategies and the studies that are currently ongoing in this setting, in order to give the reader a clear and complete view of this rapidly expanding topic.

Dissecting Immunotherapy Strategies for Small Cell Lung Cancer: Antibodies, Ionizing Radiation and CAR-T / Guaitoli, G.; Neri, G.; Cabitza, E.; Natalizio, S.; Mastrodomenico, L.; Talerico, S.; Trudu, L.; Lauro, C.; Chiavelli, C.; Baschieri, M. C.; Bruni, A.; Dominici, M.; Bertolini, F.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. - ISSN 1661-6596. - 23:21(2022), pp. 1-23. [10.3390/ijms232112728]

Dissecting Immunotherapy Strategies for Small Cell Lung Cancer: Antibodies, Ionizing Radiation and CAR-T

Guaitoli G.
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Neri G.;Cabitza E.;Natalizio S.;Mastrodomenico L.;Talerico S.;Trudu L.;Lauro C.;Chiavelli C.;Baschieri M. C.;Bruni A.;Dominici M.;Bertolini F.
2022

Abstract

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a highly aggressive malignancy that accounts for about 14% of all lung cancers. Platinum-based chemotherapy has been the only available treatment for a long time, until the introduction of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) recently changed first-line standard of care and shed light on the pivotal role of the immune system. Despite improved survival in a subset of patients, a lot of them still do not benefit from first-line chemo-immunotherapy, and several studies are investigating whether different combination strategies (with both systemic and local treatments, such as radiotherapy) may improve patient outcomes. Moreover, research of biomarkers that may be used to predict patients’ outcomes is ongoing. In addition to ICIs, immunotherapy offers other different strategies, including naked monoclonal antibodies targeting tumor associated antigens, conjugated antibody, bispecific antibodies and cellular therapies. In this review, we summarize the main evidence available about the use of immunotherapy in SCLC, the rationale behind combination strategies and the studies that are currently ongoing in this setting, in order to give the reader a clear and complete view of this rapidly expanding topic.
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Dissecting Immunotherapy Strategies for Small Cell Lung Cancer: Antibodies, Ionizing Radiation and CAR-T / Guaitoli, G.; Neri, G.; Cabitza, E.; Natalizio, S.; Mastrodomenico, L.; Talerico, S.; Trudu, L.; Lauro, C.; Chiavelli, C.; Baschieri, M. C.; Bruni, A.; Dominici, M.; Bertolini, F.. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. - ISSN 1661-6596. - 23:21(2022), pp. 1-23. [10.3390/ijms232112728]
Guaitoli, G.; Neri, G.; Cabitza, E.; Natalizio, S.; Mastrodomenico, L.; Talerico, S.; Trudu, L.; Lauro, C.; Chiavelli, C.; Baschieri, M. C.; Bruni, A....espandi
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