Locally Advanced, Unresectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.
Sonam PuriAndreas SaltosBradford PerezXiuning LeJhanelle E GrayPublished in: Current oncology reports (2020)
Concurrent chemoradiation is the cornerstone of treatment of unresectable, locally advanced NSCLC. However, chemoradiation can be associated with high therapy-related toxicities, and risk of disease relapse remains significantly elevated despite treatment with curative intent. Durvalumab, a PD-L1 inhibitor, was recently approved as consolidation therapy following concurrent chemoradiation; this agent represents a major advancement in treatment of unresectable stage III NSCLC. Several clinical trials are currently underway to evaluate the benefit of different immunotherapy sequencing and other biomarker-driven strategies in this disease setting. Multiple trials are presently ongoing to assess novel immunotherapy and targeted therapy strategies to improve outcomes and decrease treatment-associated toxicities in patients with locally advanced NSCLC.
Keyphrases
- locally advanced
- rectal cancer
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- squamous cell carcinoma
- radiation therapy
- phase ii study
- small cell lung cancer
- clinical trial
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- single cell
- cell therapy
- advanced non small cell lung cancer
- mesenchymal stem cells
- replacement therapy
- skeletal muscle
- epidermal growth factor receptor
- prognostic factors
- phase iii