Combination oncolytic virus, radiation therapy, and immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment in anti-PD-1-refractory cancer.
Sachin R JhawarShang-Jui WangAditya ThandoniPraveen K BommareddyJenna H NewmanAmanda L MarzoTimothy M KuzelVineet GuptaJochen ReiserPreston DanielsDevora SchiffDarrion MitchellNicole R LeBoeufChristopher SimmonsSharad GoyalAhmed LasfarJosé A Guevara-PatiñoBruce G HafftyHoward L KaufmanAnn W SilkAndrew ZlozaPublished in: Journal for immunotherapy of cancer (2023)
Effective systemic antitumor immune response is rarely elicited by a single therapy. In a skin cancer mouse model, we demonstrate improved outcomes with combination OV, RT, and ICI treatment, which is associated with mechanisms involving augmented CD8+ T cell infiltration and IL-1α expression. We report tumor reduction and prolonged survival of a patient with skin cancer treated with combination OV, RT, and ICI. Overall, our data provide strong rationale for combining OV, RT, and ICI for treatment of patients with ICI-refractory skin and potentially other cancers.