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ReviewNature cancer2025

The current and emerging immunotherapy paradigm in small-cell lung cancer.

Kang Qin, Carl M Gay, Lauren A Byers, Jianjun Zhang

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Review in Nature cancer, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07390565 (Yishen Qutong Granules Combined With Immunochemotherapy for Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer), which is not on this map. Cited by 19 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07390565 naenrolling by invitationnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Yishen Qutong Granules Combined With Immunochemotherapy for Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Multicentre, Randomised, Triple-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorLI FENGRan2026 to 2028Enrolled308ConditionsExtensive-stage Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC)ArmsYishen Qutong Granules, Yishen Qutong Simulant Granules
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Engineering T cell therapies for lung cancer.Molecular therapy. Oncology · 2026
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  12. [Chinese Expert Consensus on Delta-like Ligand 3-T Cell Engager Therapy 
for SCLC].Zhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer · 2026
    Review
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  15. The Five-Decade Journey of Small Cell Lung Cancer.Cancer communications (London, England) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Kang Qin *Department of Thoracic/Head & Neck Medical Oncology, the University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Carl M Gay *Department of Thoracic/Head & Neck Medical Oncology, the University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4907-0718
Lauren A ByersDepartment of Thoracic/Head & Neck Medical Oncology, the University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. lbyers@mdanderson.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0780-2677
Jianjun ZhangDepartment of Thoracic/Head & Neck Medical Oncology, the University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. jzhang20@mdanderson.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7872-3477

Funding

Novel therapeutic approaches for enhancing anti-tumor immunity in SCLCU01CA213273 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI BYERS, LAUREN AVERETT, HEYMACH, JOHN V. · 2017 to 2021
$3.0M
Molecular and immunological heterogeneity of Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) and its impact on relapse and therapeutic responseU01CA256780 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI BYERS, LAUREN AVERETT, HEYMACH, JOHN V. · 2021 to 2025
$3.0M
NCI NIH HHS U01 CA213273NCI NIH HHS U01 CA256780
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a highly aggressive malignancy with poor prognosis. For decades, etoposide-platinum-based chemotherapy had been the mainstay treatment for SCLC; however, despite initial high response rates, most patients developed resistance. In 2019, the US Food and Drug Administration approved the anti-PD-L1 antibody atezolizumab in combination with etoposide-platinum as the new first-line standard of care for extensive-stage SCLC, heralding a paradigm shift in SCLC therapy. This Review aims to provide an overview of the current landscape and emerging treatment strategies of immunotherapies in SCLC as well as highlight the importance of developing biomarkers to facilitate patient selection.

Indexed as

ImmunotherapyLung NeoplasmsSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsB7-H1 AntigenEtoposideHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedatezolizumabB7-H1 AntigenCD274 protein, humanEtoposideImmune Checkpoint Inhibitors

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