Chang Gon Kim, Min Hee Hong, Dahee Kim, Brian Hyohyoung Lee, Hyunwook Kim, Chan-Young Ock, Geoffrey Kelly, Yoon Ji Bang, Gamin Kim, Jung Eun Lee, Chaeyeon Kim, Se-Heon Kim, Hyun Jun Hong, Young Min Park, Nam Suk Sim, Heejung Park, Jin Woo Park, Chang Geol Lee, Kyung Hwan Kim, Goeun Park, Inkyung Jung, Dawoon Han, Jong Hoon Kim, Junha Cha, Insuk Lee, Mingu Kang, Heon Song, Chiyoon Oum, Seulki Kim, Sukjun Kim, Yoojoo Lim, Seunghee Kim-Schulze, Miriam Merad, Sun Och Yoon, Hyun Je Kim, Yoon Woo Koh, Hye Ryun Kim
PURPOSE: Clinical implications of neoadjuvant immunotherapy in patients with locally advanced but resectable head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) remain largely unexplored. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Patients with resectable HNSCC were randomized to receive a single dose of preoperative durvalumab (D) with or without tremelimumab (T) before resection, followed by postoperative (chemo)radiation based on multidisciplinary discretion and 1-year D treatment. Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered spatial distribution analysis of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes and high-dimensional profiling of circulating immune cells tracked dynamic intratumoral and systemic immune responses...
March 8, 2024: Clinical Cancer Research