Combining new immunotherapies with radiation is a promising therapy for melanoma patients, according to review of recent data compiled by Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine (J Radiat Oncol 2016;5[2]:131-142).
The investigators noted there has been a “resurgence of interest” in cancer immunotherapy overall, but particularly for treating melanoma. One example of a new immunotherapy intervention that has shown remarkable clinical efficacy is the use of an immune