Revitalizing systemic immune responses in advanced NSCLC using FLT3L and SBRT. (PubMed, medRxiv)
Here, we report the results of a Phase II clinical trial where twenty-nine patients with advanced, previously treated NSCLC were treated with stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) targeting a single site of disease along with CDX-301, a recombinant human Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 ligand (FLT3L)...These coordinated immune responses were sustained for over 4 weeks in responders, highlighting a potential therapeutic axis engaged in a systemic immune response against multiple lesions in NSCLC. Overall, these findings underscore the potential of combining in situ vaccination, using SBRT, with strategies to enhance the activation of innate immune cells, such as DCs through FLT3L, to potentiate robust anti-tumor T cell responses.