Radiation and immunotherapy: Renewed allies in the war on cancer

Oncoimmunology. 2012 Dec 1;1(9):1645-1647. doi: 10.4161/onci.21746.

Abstract

Anticancer immunotherapy holds great promises, as long-term responses to interleukin-2 have been observed in metastatic melanoma and renal cell carcinoma patients. However, improving the relative low rates of such responses has constituted a great challenge. In our experience, high-dose radiation combined with interleukin-2 provided encouraging results that are worth exploring further.