Radiation Oncology Journal  2016;34(4):250-259

doi:10.3857/roj.2016.02033

Radiotherapy and immune checkpoint blockades: a snapshot in 2016.

Taeryool KOO 1 ; In Ah KIM

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Keywords

Radiotherapy; Immune checkpoint blockades; Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4; Programmed cell death 1 receptor

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

English

Abstract

Immune checkpoint blockades including monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4), programmed death-1 (PD-1), and programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) have been emerged as a promising anticancer therapy. Several immune checkpoint blockades have been approved by US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and have shown notable success in clinical trials for patients with advanced melanoma and non-small cell lung cancer. Radiotherapy is a promising combination partner of immune checkpoint blockades due to its potent pro-immune effect. This review will cover the current issue and the future perspectives for combined with radiotherapy and immune checkpoint blockades based upon the available preclinical and clinical data.