Low-dose radiation treatment enhances systemic antitumor immune responses by overcoming the inhibitory stroma.
Hampartsoum B BarsoumianRishab RamapriyanAhmed I YounesMauricio S CaetanoHari MenonNathan I ComeauxTaylor R CushmanJonathan E SchoenhalsAlexandra P CadenaTimothy P ReillyDawei ChenFatemeh MasrorpourAilin LiDavid S HongAdi DiabQuynh-Nhu NguyenIsabella C Glitza OlivaRenata FerrarottoStephen G ChunMaria Angelica CortezJames WelshPublished in: Journal for immunotherapy of cancer (2021)
Our data extend the benefits of low-dose XRT to reprogram the tumor environment and improve the infiltration and function of effector immune cells into secondary tumors.