A non-small cell lung cancer fragile elderly patient treated with immunotherapy and non-ablative radiation therapy: a case report of a winning combination
In this case report we showed that the association of immunotherapy and non-ablative radiation regimens may represent a safe and effective strategy to achieve complete response also in fragile patients, in whom the burden of side effects should be prioritized.
Authors
- Giulia Galli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7287-4848)
- Sabrina Borgetto
- Francesco Agustoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4334-1230)
- Jessica Saddi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-8176-0737)
- G Stella (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9130-2607)
- Elisabetta Bonzano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1349-5853)
- Luigi Squillace
- Andrea Lancia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6106-7725)
- David J. Hernandez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4576-5966)
- Paolo Pedrazzoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9419-7160)
- Guido Baietto
- Sara Colombo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9714-3961)
- Salvatore La Mattina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0137-5142)
- Gioacchino D’Ambrosio
- Chandra Bortolotto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9193-9309)
- Laura Mantovani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1247-7776)
Institutions
- University of Pavia (IT)
- University Hospital Foundation (CA)
- Hospital Nacional de Niños Bloom (SV)
- Policlinico San Matteo Fondazione (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Oncology
- Published
- 2025-08-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2025.1642564
- Primary Topic
- Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00