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ReviewOncology letters2025

Novel therapeutic strategies for non-small cell lung cancer: Combination therapies with immune checkpoint inhibitors (Review).

Shengyao Ma, Ruixin Hu, Xiaobin Xue, Meihua Qu, Guoping Sun

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Review in Oncology letters, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Shengyao MaSchool of Pharmacy, Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong 266071, P.R. China.
Ruixin HuDepartment of Pharmacy, Qingdao Seventh People's Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266034, P.R. China.
Xiaobin XueDepartment of Psychiatry, Qingdao Seventh People's Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266034, P.R. China.
Meihua QuTranslational Medical Center, Weifang Second People's Hospital, Weifang, Shandong 261041, P.R. China.
Guoping SunDepartment of Pharmacy, Qingdao Seventh People's Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong 266034, P.R. China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been notably improved by the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). Although ICIs have been authorized by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the clinical treatment of NSCLC, concerns remain regarding resistance and adverse reactions. Chemotherapy, targeted therapy and other immunotherapies for cancer have the potential to impact cancer immunity, thereby boosting the ability of the body to kill the tumor cells. This provides preliminary evidence for combined therapy, which has been reported to be effective in numerous clinical trials, resulting in the approval of ICIs for use in combination with chemotherapy. Ongoing studies concentrate on novel approaches that can enhance immune responses against tumors through combined strategies. The present review primarily outlines the key mechanisms of combined treatment and the strategies for combining ICIs in NSCLC, demonstrating the viability of combined therapy.

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combined therapyimmune checkpoint inhibitorsmechanismsnon-small cell lung cancer

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PMID40688592
PMCPMC12273770

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