Vol 6, No 2 (April 27, 2017): Translational Lung Cancer Research (Combining Radiation Therapy and Immunotherapy for Thoracic Malignancies)1

Review Article

Integrating immunotherapy into chemoradiation regimens for medically inoperable locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Salma K. Jabbour, Abigail T. Berman, Charles B. Simone II
Special topics in immunotherapy and radiation therapy: reirradiation and palliation
Tracey Evans, Christine Ciunci, Lauren Hertan, Daniel Gomez
Advances in radiotherapy techniques and delivery for non-small cell lung cancer: benefits of intensity-modulated radiation therapy, proton therapy, and stereotactic body radiation therapy
Tejan P. Diwanji, Pranshu Mohindra, Melissa Vyfhuis, James W. Snider III, Chaitanya Kalavagunta, Sina Mossahebi, Jen Yu, Steven Feigenberg, Shahed N. Badiyan
Uncovering the immune tumor microenvironment in non-small cell lung cancer to understand response rates to checkpoint blockade and radiation
Jonathan E. Schoenhals, Steven N. Seyedin, Clark Anderson, Eric D. Brooks, Yun R. Li, Ahmed I. Younes, Sharareh Niknam, Ailin Li, Hampartsoum B. Barsoumian, Maria Angelica Cortez, James W. Welsh
Preclinical rationale for combining radiation therapy and immunotherapy beyond checkpoint inhibitors (i.e., CART)
James P. Flynn, Mark H. O’Hara, Saumil J. Gandhi
Clinical experiences of combining immunotherapy and radiation therapy in non-small cell lung cancer: lessons from melanoma
Anusha Kalbasi, Ramesh Rengan
Immunotherapy and radiation therapy for operable early stage and locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer
Neil K. Taunk, Andreas Rimner, Melissa Culligan, Joseph S. Friedberg, Julie Brahmer, Jamie Chaft
Combining immunotherapy and radiation therapy for small cell lung cancer and thymic tumors
Suchit H. Patel, Andreas Rimner, Roger B. Cohen
Current state of immunotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer
Jyoti Malhotra, Salma K. Jabbour, Joseph Aisner
Immunotherapy and radiation therapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma
Evan W. Alley, Sharyn I. Katz, Keith A. Cengel, Charles B. Simone II

Disclosure:

1. The focused issue “Combining Radiation Therapy and Immunotherapy for Thoracic Malignancies” was commissioned by the editorial office, Translational Lung Cancer Research without any sponsorship or funding. Charles B. Simone II, Abigail T. Berman and Salma K. Jabbour served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the focused issue.

2. The series “Controversies on Lung Cancer: Pros and Cons” was commissioned by the Editorial office, Translational Lung Cancer Research without any sponsorship or funding. Suresh Senan and Helmut H. Popper served as the unpaid Guest Editors for the series.