Updates on radiotherapy-immunotherapy combinations: Proceedings of 6th annual ImmunoRad conference

Fabiana Gregucci, Sheila Spada, Mary Helen Barcellos-Hoff, Nina Bhardwaj, Charleen Chan Wah Hak, Alba Fiorentino, Chandan Guha, Monica L. Guzman, Kevin Harrington, Fernanda G. Herrera, Jamie Honeychurch, Theodore Hong, Lorea Iturri, Elisabeth Jaffee, Sana D. Karam, Simon R.V. Knott, Constantinos Koumenis, David Lyden, Ariel E. Marciscano, Alan MelcherMichele Mondini, Anna Mondino, Zachary S. Morris, Sean Pitroda, Sergio A. Quezada, Laura Santambrogio, Stephen Shiao, John Stagg, Irma Telarovic, Robert Timmerman, Marie Catherine Vozenin, Ralph Weichselbaum, James Welsh, Anna Wilkins, Chris Xu, Roberta Zappasodi, Weiping Zou, Alexandre Bobard, Sandra Demaria, Lorenzo Galluzzi, Eric Deutsch, Silvia C. Formenti

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    Abstract

    Focal radiation therapy (RT) has attracted considerable attention as a combinatorial partner for immunotherapy (IT), largely reflecting a well-defined, predictable safety profile and at least some potential for immunostimulation. However, only a few RT-IT combinations have been tested successfully in patients with cancer, highlighting the urgent need for an improved understanding of the interaction between RT and IT in both preclinical and clinical scenarios. Every year since 2016, ImmunoRad gathers experts working at the interface between RT and IT to provide a forum for education and discussion, with the ultimate goal of fostering progress in the field at both preclinical and clinical levels. Here, we summarize the key concepts and findings presented at the Sixth Annual ImmunoRad conference.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number2222560
    JournalOncoImmunology
    Volume12
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2023

    Keywords

    • FLASH radiotherapy
    • dose and fractionation
    • immune checkpoint inhibitors
    • immunomodulators
    • lymph node sparing
    • tumor-associated macrophages

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