Immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer patients: back to the future
With the advent of immunotherapy, the life expectancy of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is dramatically improved. As described in the most recent clinical trials, the addition of immunotherapy to the available therapeutic strategies, restoring an efficient immune response against neoplasms and establishing an immunological memory, is able to improve both patient's survival and quality of life. This paved the way for new therapeutic algorithms, new combination strategies, as well as the possible use of adoptive immunotherapy.