Case Report: Response to Immunotherapy, Can Radiotherapy Be a Troublemaker?

Patricia Martin-Romano, Julien Adam, Jean Yves Scoazec, Sébastien Gouy, Antonin Levy, Capucine Baldini, Stéphane Champiat, Jean Charles Soria, Christophe Massard, Aurélien Marabelle, Eric Deutsch, Antoine Hollebecque

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    Abstract

    Immunotherapy has dramatically changed the treatment landscape for several tumor types. However, the impact of previous radiotherapy (RT) on response to immunotherapy is still unknown. We report the case of a 58-year-old female diagnosed with a squamous anal cell carcinoma previously treated with RT and having a dissociated response to anti-PD1 agent. An extensive analysis of the immune contexture performed on the tissue collected from both previously RT-treated and RT-untreated lesions confirmed differences on immune microenvironment, highlighting the potential impact of radiotherapy on the immune response.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number745146
    JournalFrontiers in Immunology
    Volume12
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 4 Nov 2021

    Keywords

    • anal squamous cell carcinoma
    • immune microenvironment
    • immunotherapy
    • radiation therapy
    • tumor response

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