Immune Checkpoints Inhibitors and SRS/SBRT Synergy in Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Melanoma: A Systematic Review

<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><i>Background:</i></span> Several immunotherapy (IT) agents are FDA approved for treatment of melanoma and non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The addition of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) or stereotactic body radiation th...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:fe1d7f9a6ef14d4db35936f79a05f4b32021-11-11T17:05:57ZImmune Checkpoints Inhibitors and SRS/SBRT Synergy in Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Melanoma: A Systematic Review10.3390/ijms2221116211422-00671661-6596https://doaj.org/article/fe1d7f9a6ef14d4db35936f79a05f4b32021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/22/21/11621https://doaj.org/toc/1661-6596https://doaj.org/toc/1422-0067<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><i>Background:</i></span> Several immunotherapy (IT) agents are FDA approved for treatment of melanoma and non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The addition of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) or stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) to immunotherapy looks promising. A systematic review was conducted to evaluate the possible synergistic effects of immune checkpoints inhibitors (ICIs) and stereotactic radiation therapy in melanoma and NSCLC. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><i>Materials and methods:</i></span> Pubmed databases from January 2010 to December 2020 were reviewed to identify English language studies reporting control of local and abscopal effect of the combination of ICI-SBRT/SRS in metastatic NSCLC and melanoma cancer. The inclusion criteria were followed according to PICO criteria. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><i>Results:</i></span> Thirty-nine articles were included of the 2141 initial results. The reported rates for local control were 16.5–100% and 40–94% in brain and extracerebral metastases, respectively. Distant/abscopal response rates were 1–45% in extracerebral metastases. Abscopal effect could not be evaluated in brain metastases because it was not reported in studies. Treatments were well tolerated with few grade 4 toxicities and no grade 5. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><i>Conclusions:</i></span> The combined treatment of ICI-SBRT/SRS achieves high local control and non-negligible abscopal response in patients with extracerebral metastases, with its benefit in cerebral metastases being more controversial. Clinical trials are needed to better characterize the potential synergism.María Rodríguez PláDiego Dualde BeltránEduardo Ferrer AlbiachMDPI AGarticlestereotactic radiosurgerystereotactic body radiation therapyimmune checkpoint inhibitorsradiation therapyanti-PD-L1anti-CTLA4Biology (General)QH301-705.5ChemistryQD1-999ENInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences, Vol 22, Iss 11621, p 11621 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic stereotactic radiosurgery
stereotactic body radiation therapy
immune checkpoint inhibitors
radiation therapy
anti-PD-L1
anti-CTLA4
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Chemistry
QD1-999
spellingShingle stereotactic radiosurgery
stereotactic body radiation therapy
immune checkpoint inhibitors
radiation therapy
anti-PD-L1
anti-CTLA4
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5
Chemistry
QD1-999
María Rodríguez Plá
Diego Dualde Beltrán
Eduardo Ferrer Albiach
Immune Checkpoints Inhibitors and SRS/SBRT Synergy in Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Melanoma: A Systematic Review
description <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><i>Background:</i></span> Several immunotherapy (IT) agents are FDA approved for treatment of melanoma and non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The addition of stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) or stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) to immunotherapy looks promising. A systematic review was conducted to evaluate the possible synergistic effects of immune checkpoints inhibitors (ICIs) and stereotactic radiation therapy in melanoma and NSCLC. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><i>Materials and methods:</i></span> Pubmed databases from January 2010 to December 2020 were reviewed to identify English language studies reporting control of local and abscopal effect of the combination of ICI-SBRT/SRS in metastatic NSCLC and melanoma cancer. The inclusion criteria were followed according to PICO criteria. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><i>Results:</i></span> Thirty-nine articles were included of the 2141 initial results. The reported rates for local control were 16.5–100% and 40–94% in brain and extracerebral metastases, respectively. Distant/abscopal response rates were 1–45% in extracerebral metastases. Abscopal effect could not be evaluated in brain metastases because it was not reported in studies. Treatments were well tolerated with few grade 4 toxicities and no grade 5. <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><i>Conclusions:</i></span> The combined treatment of ICI-SBRT/SRS achieves high local control and non-negligible abscopal response in patients with extracerebral metastases, with its benefit in cerebral metastases being more controversial. Clinical trials are needed to better characterize the potential synergism.
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author María Rodríguez Plá
Diego Dualde Beltrán
Eduardo Ferrer Albiach
author_facet María Rodríguez Plá
Diego Dualde Beltrán
Eduardo Ferrer Albiach
author_sort María Rodríguez Plá
title Immune Checkpoints Inhibitors and SRS/SBRT Synergy in Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Melanoma: A Systematic Review
title_short Immune Checkpoints Inhibitors and SRS/SBRT Synergy in Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Melanoma: A Systematic Review
title_full Immune Checkpoints Inhibitors and SRS/SBRT Synergy in Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Melanoma: A Systematic Review
title_fullStr Immune Checkpoints Inhibitors and SRS/SBRT Synergy in Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Melanoma: A Systematic Review
title_full_unstemmed Immune Checkpoints Inhibitors and SRS/SBRT Synergy in Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer and Melanoma: A Systematic Review
title_sort immune checkpoints inhibitors and srs/sbrt synergy in metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer and melanoma: a systematic review
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/fe1d7f9a6ef14d4db35936f79a05f4b3
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