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Trial reportInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

Longitudinal Analysis of Peripheral Blood CD4+ T-Cell Profiles and Clinical Outcomes in Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer Patients Following Bronchoscopic Cryotherapy and Pembrolizumab-Based Therapy.

Gediminas Vasiliauskas, Evelina Žemaitė, Erika Skrodenienė, Lina Poškienė, Skaidrius Miliauskas, Marius Žemaitis

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Trial report in International journal of molecular sciences, 2026. 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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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Gediminas VasiliauskasDepartment of Pulmonology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, 44307 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Evelina ŽemaitėDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, 44307 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Erika SkrodenienėDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, 44307 Kaunas, Lithuania.ORCID 0000-0002-0413-6808
Lina PoškienėDepartment of Pathology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, 44307 Kaunas, Lithuania.
Skaidrius MiliauskasDepartment of Pulmonology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, 44307 Kaunas, Lithuania.ORCID 0009-0002-6130-0712
Marius ŽemaitisDepartment of Pulmonology, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, 44307 Kaunas, Lithuania.

Funding

Lietuvos Mokslo Taryba S-MIP-23-97
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bronchoscopic cryotherapy is routinely used for endobronchial tumor debulking, but may also exert systemic immunologic effects that could interact with immune checkpoint blockade. We investigated peripheral blood T-cell dynamics following bronchoscopic cryotherapy and subsequent pembrolizumab-based first-line therapy in metastatic non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In this prospective, randomized, controlled single-center study, patients with metastatic NSCLC were randomized into treatment groups of bronchoscopic cryotherapy performed 7 (±1) days before standard-of-care pembrolizumab (with or without platinum-based chemotherapy) or to standard-of-care therapy alone. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells were analyzed by flow cytometry at baseline, week 3, and week 6. Radiologic response was assessed using RECIST 1.1. Progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were evaluated using the Kaplan-Meier test and Cox regression. Flow cytometry was performed on 34 cryotherapy and 42 control patients. The cryotherapy group demonstrated a decrease in circulating CD4+ T cells (

Indexed as

Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCryotherapyLung NeoplasmsAgedBronchoscopyCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedTreatment OutcomeAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedpembrolizumabCD4+ T cellscryotherapyflow cytometryimmunotherapynon-small-cell lung cancer

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PMID41977120
PMCPMC13073585

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