ReviewCell death & disease2023
Radiotherapy remodels the tumor microenvironment for enhancing immunotherapeutic sensitivity.
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112 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 107 citations in OpenAlex.
- Immune checkpoint inhibitors with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in proficient MMR rectal cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis.Radiation oncology (London, England) · 2026Pooled it
- Radiotherapy plus immune checkpoint inhibitors versus immune checkpoint inhibitors alone for non-small cell lung cancer with bone metastases: a systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative cohort studies.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Pooled it
- Association of HRD Score With Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Short-Course Radiotherapy Plus Sequential Chemoimmunotherapy in pMMR Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Trial
- Rescue by radiotherapy and anti-CTLA4/PD-1 after failure of anti-PD-1 therapy in patients with metastatic NSCLC: the phase II RECLAIM trial.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2026Trial
- Induction chemoimmunotherapy followed by concurrent radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer: a single-arm phase 2 trial.The oncologist · 2026Trial
- A pharmacodynamic study of rapid lactate metabolic modulation by intravenous L-arginine in brain metastases.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Trial
- Stereotactic body radiotherapy with sintilimab and bevacizumab biosimilar in anti-PD-1 refractory hepatocellular carcinoma: the ReUNION-1 phase 2 trial.Nature communications · 2025Trial
- Unlocking the therapeutic potential of immuno-radiotherapy: insights from preclinical and clinical research.Oncoimmunology · 2026Review
- Lenvatinib potentiates the antitumor efficacy of combined radiotherapy and PD-L1 blockade in lung adenocarcinoma.Cancer biology & therapy · 2026Article
- Loperamide enhances the radiosensitivity of cervical cancer cells via ferroptosis induction.Oncology reports · 2026Article
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- Radiotherapy and immunotherapy in cancer treatment: mechanisms of clinical synergy.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2026Review
- Efficacy of radiation therapy plus targeted therapy with or without immunotherapy for lymph node metastases in hepatocellular carcinoma.Hepatology international · 2026Article
- Co-stimulatory signal deficiency impairs cytotoxic T lymphocyte function in tumor immune evasion: molecular mechanisms and therapeutic implications.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Review
- A radiopharmaceutical enhances CAR T cells against radio-sensitive and radio-resistant neuroblastoma by tumor sensitization and TME remodeling.Cell reports. Medicine · 2026Article
- Advances in delivery technologies-powered cancer vaccines.Bioactive materials · 2026Review
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- Radionuclide-labeled oxygen-self-supplying calcium reservoir for high-efficiency radioimmunotherapy via synergistic pyroptosis activation and PD-L1 downregulation.Journal of nanobiotechnology · 2026Article
- Beyond radiation: immunological potentials of boron neutron capture therapy.Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII · 2026Review
- Ionizing Radiation Enhances Prognostically Significant Cellular Immunity Programs in the Brain Metastasis Microenvironment.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2026Article
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Abstract
Cancer immunotherapy has transformed traditional treatments, with immune checkpoint blockade being particularly prominent. However, immunotherapy has minimal benefit for patients in most types of cancer and is largely ineffective in some cancers (such as pancreatic cancer and glioma). A synergistic anti-tumor response may be produced through the combined application with traditional tumor treatment methods. Radiotherapy (RT) not only kills tumor cells but also triggers the pro-inflammatory molecules' release and immune cell infiltration, which remodel the tumor microenvironment (TME). Therefore, the combination of RT and immunotherapy is expected to achieve improved efficacy. In this review, we summarize the effects of RT on cellular components of the TME, including T cell receptor repertoires, different T cell subsets, metabolism, tumor-associated macrophages and other myeloid cells (dendritic cells, myeloid-derived suppressor cells, neutrophils and eosinophils). Meanwhile, non-cellular components such as lactate and extracellular vesicles are also elaborated. In addition, we discuss the impact of different RT modalities on tumor immunity and issues related to the clinical practice of combination therapy.
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