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ReviewCurrent oncology reports2025

Advances in Immunotherapy and Chemoradiotherapy Combination for Limited-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer: Current Landscape and Future Frontiers.

Jingze Zhang, Xiao Zhong, Shijiang Wang, Linlin Wang

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Review in Current oncology reports, 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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2 · The registry

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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

4 authors.

Jingze Zhang *Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, No.440, Ji Yan Road, Jinan, 250117, Shandong, China.
Xiao Zhong *Department of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, No.440, Ji Yan Road, Jinan, 250117, Shandong, China.
Shijiang WangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, No.440, Ji Yan Road, Jinan, 250117, Shandong, China. sdszlyymzb@126.com.
Linlin WangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, No.440, Ji Yan Road, Jinan, 250117, Shandong, China. llwang@sdfmu.edu.cn.

Funding

Clinical Research Special Fund of Wu Jieping Medical Foundation 320.6750.2021-02-51 and 320.6750.2021-17-13Key Technologies Research and Development Program 2022YFC2404605National Natural Science Foundation of China 82172865Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province ZR2023LZL002 and ZR2024MH007Post-Marketing Clinical Research Special Project on Innovative Drug WKZX2023Cx020012
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewConcurrent chemoradiotherapy (cCRT) remains the standard of care for limited-stage SCLC (LS-SCLC), while long-term survival remains suboptimal. This review aims to summarize recent advances in combining immunotherapy with cCRT in LS-SCLC and highlight future directions in this evolving treatment landscape. RECENT

findingsThe ADRIATIC trial demonstrated significant improvements in overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) with durvalumab consolidation post-concurrent chemoradiotherapy (cCRT). Other studies explore various immunotherapeutic agents and combination strategies, underscoring the potential of PD-1/PD-L1 blockade and other novel targets such as BTLA and TIGIT in the treatment of LS-SCLC. However, challenges remain in determining the appropriate timing of immunotherapy and the optimal radiotherapy fraction schedule, as well as the role of prophylactic cranial irradiation (PCI) in the context of immunotherapy. Integrating immunotherapy into LS-SCLC treatment represents a promising strategy with the potential to improve outcomes beyond what is achievable with cCRT alone. Ongoing trials are expected to provide further insights, potentially reshaping LS-SCLC treatment strategies.

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ChemoradiotherapyImmunotherapyLung NeoplasmsSmall Cell Lung CarcinomaCombined Modality TherapyHumansNeoplasm StagingChemotherapyImmunotherapyLimited stageRadiotherapySCLC

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