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. 2021 Oct 31;10(21):5124. doi: 10.3390/jcm10215124

Table 2.

Abscopal effect case reports with immunotherapy.

Reference Age Gender Histo-Pathology Primary Tumor Site Treatment of Primary Tumor Metastasis Site Systemic Treatment RT Irradiation Site Non-Irradiated Abscopal Regression Time Frame for Abscopal Response Immuno-Therapy Reported Parameters
Postow et al. (2012)
[49]
33 F Melanoma Upper back Excision Lung, right hilar LN, paraspinal region, spleen Chemo-therapy, immuno-therapy 28.5 Gy,
3 fr
Paraspinal region Right hilar LN, spleen 4 months Ipilimumab
(CTLA-4)
BRAF mutation, NY-ESO-1 expression, CD4+ ICOShigh, CD14+ HLA-DRlow, CD8+, CD4+ T cells, seromic analysis
Hiniker et al. (2012)
[51]
57 M Melanoma Left posterior arm Excision Left axillary, liver, left upper arm Immuno-therapy 54 Gy,
3 fr
Liver All metastases 6 months Ipilimumab
(CTLA-4)
Golden et al. (2013)
[52]
64 M Adeno-carcinoma (lung) Lung Chemo-therapy (pemetrexed, carboplatin, gemcitabine, vinorelbine) Left + right supra-clavicular LN, right upper lobe, left lower lobe, bilateral hilar, mediastinal adenopathy, liver, sacrum Chemo-therapy (pemetrexed, carboplatin, gemcitabine, vinorelbine), immuno-therapy 59.4 Gy,
33 fr
Right lung, right supra-clavicular, right hilar, mediastinal adenopathy 2 months Ipilimumab
(CTLA-4)
Absolute lymphocyte counts (ALCs), absolute eosinophil counts (AECs), metabolic activity LN, CD8 cytotoxic T cells, TIA-1 (cytotoxic granules), FoxP3+ (Tregs), CK7, TTF-1, CK20, CDX2, CEA level
30 Gy,
5 fr
Liver Left lung, right lung, hilar adenopathy 3 months
Stamell et al. (2013)
[53]
67 M Melanoma Head RT Forehead, scalp, neck, nodal, brain Chemo-therapy, immuno-therapy 24 Gy,
3 fr
Primary tumor Skin metastasis 8 months Melanoma antigen A3 (MEGA3), PAS domain containing 1 (PASD1) level of serum
SRS Brain Complete remission Ipilimumab
(CTLA-4)
Grimaldi et al. (2014)
[54]
n/a n/a Melanoma n/a n/a n/a Immuno-therapy 30 Gy,
10 fr
Brain Liver n/a Ipilimumab
(CTLA-4)
n/a n/a Melanoma n/a n/a n/a 30 Gy,
10 fr
Brain Pelvic relapse n/a
n/a n/a Melanoma n/a n/a n/a 50 Gy,
25 fr
Chest wall, right axilla Liver, cutaneous metastases n/a
n/a n/a Melanoma n/a n/a n/a 20 Gy,
5 fr
Right inguinal lymph node Gastric, cutaneous, lung, lymph nodal + retroperitoneal abdominal metastases n/a
n/a n/a Melanoma n/a n/a n/a 30 Gy,
10 fr
Brain (WBRT) Liver, bilateral axillary + right ovaric metastases n/a
n/a n/a Melanoma n/a n/a n/a 30 Gy,
10 fr
Brain (WBRT) Lung, cutaneous, lymph nodal + abdominal metastases n/a
n/a n/a Melanoma n/a n/a n/a 30 Gy,
10 fr
Right chest wall Lymph nodal, cutaneous + chest wall metastases n/a
n/a n/a Melanoma n/a n/a n/a 30 Gy,
10 fr
Vertebral metastasis Lung metastases n/a
n/a n/a Melanoma n/a n/a n/a 24 Gy,
1 fr
Brain (SRT) Cutaneous metastases n/a
n/a n/a Melanoma n/a n/a n/a 20 Gy,
1 fr
Brain (SRT) Liver metastases n/a
n/a n/a Melanoma n/a n/a n/a 24 Gy,
1 fr
Brain (SRT) Lung metastases n/a
Thallinger et al. (2014)
[55]
44 M Melanoma n/a n/a Liver, lung, right kidney, right adrenal gland, LN, bone, brain Chemo-therapy, immuno-therapy 30 Gy,
10 fr
Brain Kidney, lunge, liver 2 months Ipilimumab
(CTLA-4)
S100, HMB45, Melan A, BRAF, NRAS + c-KIT mutations
Okwan-Duodu et al. (2015)
[56]
50 F Melanoma Right lower back Excision Right groin, right occipital area, right suboccipital node, sub-centimeter right pulmonary node, brain, multiple retroperitoneal, subcutaneous, aortocaval, left periaortic + peripancreatic LNs Immuno-therapy Whole-brain RT Brain Pulmonary, retroperitoneal, mesenteric nodes. 5 months IL-2 therapy
Michot et al. (2016)
[57]
33 M Classical Hodgkin disease Nodal supra-diaphrag-matic area Chemo-therapy (doxorubicin (Adriamycin), bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine) Mediastinal right hilar + coeliac areas LN, supra-diaphragmatic + subdiaphragmatic LN, mediastinal lymphadenopathy Chemo-therapy (doxorubicin (Adriamycin), bleomycin, vinblastine, dacarbazine), immuno-therapy 30 Gy, 10 fr Right hilar mediastinal LN n/a n/a Pembrolizumab
(PD-1)
Cong et al. (2017)
[58]
64 F Non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) Left lung Chemo-therapy (cisplatin, pemetrexed) Para-mediastinal tumor, lingual segment tumor Chemo-therpay, immuno-therapy, EGFR inhibitor 37.5 Gy, 5 fr Para-mediastinal tumor Lung 10 months Endritic cells + cytokine-induced killers (DC-CIK) immunotherapy EGFR mutation
Komatsu et al. (2017)
[59]
60 M Adeno-carcinoma (lung) Lung (right upper lobe) Lobectomy Liver metastasis, intrapulmonary metastasis Chemo-radio-therapy, immuno-therapy 40 Gy,
20 fr
Liver Lung 3 weeks Nivolumab
(PD-1)
Sato et al. (2017)
[60]
54 M Adeno-carcinoma (gastric cancer) Colon Distal gastrectomy Peritoneal tumor Chemo-therapy (TS-1, paclitaxel), immun-otherapy 48 Gy,
24 fr
Colon Peritoneal tumor 2 months T-cell immuno-therapy, dendritic cell (DC) therapy CEA, CA19-9
Sharabi et al. (2017)
[61]
48 F Neuro-endocrine cervical carcinoma Uterine, cervix Chemo-therapy, RT Liver, pelvic, retro-peritoneal + pelvic LN Chemo-therapy (cisplatin, etoposide), immuno-therapy 20 Gy,
4 fr
Abdominal mass Hepatic lesion, pelvic mass, pelvic + retroperitoneal LN 4 month Nivolumab
(PD-1)
Pan-cytokeratin, synaptophysin, CD99, EMA, p16, circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), NGS mutation analysis, tumor mutational burden, PD-L1, microsatellite instability (MSI-H) status, CA-125
Shi et al. (2017)
[62]
67 F Pancreatic cancer Pancreas Chemo-therapy (gemcitabine, paclitaxel albumin) Liver, right pleura metastasis Chemo-therapy (gemcitabine, paclitaxel albumin), tyrosine kinase inhibitor, immuno-therapy 45 Gy,
15 fr
Pancreas Metasases 1 month GM-CSF CA19-9
Xie et al. (2017)
[63]
54 M Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) Left kidney Nephrectomy Multiple mediastinal, retro-peritoneal, bilateral cervical, pelvis LN Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (sunitinib) 32 Gy,
4 fr
Left mediastinal LN All metastasis 2 months Pembrolizumab
(PD-1)
Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA)
Britschgi et al. (2018)
[64]
47 M Non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) Lung Chemo-therapy cetuximab, RT, resection Rretro-peritoneal + abdominal lymph node Chemo-therapy (pemetrexed), immuno-therapy 18 Gy,
3 fr
2 retro-peritoneal LNs Unirradiated LNs 10 weeks Nivolumab
(PD-1)
History of tobacco use
Gutkin et al. (2018)
[65]
57 M Melanoma Left posterior arm Excision (priamry, LN) Liver. left upper arm Immuno-therapy 50 Gy,
20 fr
Left posterior arm IFN therapy, ipilimumab BRAF mutation, V600
54 Gy,
3 fr
2 liver metastases Complete response 1 year
Matsushita et al. (2018)
[66]
62 M Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) Right kidney Nephrectomy Right adrenal gland, lumbar vertebrae (L4) Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (sunitinib, axitinib), immuno-therapy 36 Gy,
12 fr
Lumbar vertebrae (L4) Right adrenal 1.5 months Nivolumab
(PD-1)
71 M Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) Right kidney Nephrectomy Left parotid gland, soft tissues, lung, pancreas, right iliopsoas muscle Interferon-α therapy, tyrosine kinase inhibitors (sunitinib, axitinib), immuno-therapy 66 Gy,
33 fr
Right iliopsoas muscle Lung, pancreas 1.5 months Nivolumab
(PD-1)
Tumor burden
Rodriguez-Ruiz et al. (2018)
[67]
68 M Castration-resistant prostate carcinoma Prostate Surgery, chemotherapy Mediastinal + inguinal LN, liver, bone, lung Chemo-therapy, immuno-therapy 24 Gy,
3 fr
Prostate, inguinal LNs Mediastinal + retroperitoneal lesions 6 months Poly ICLC,
DC vaccine
PSA serum concentration
Tsui et al. (2018)
[68]
65 F Melanoma Maxillary gingiva + hard palate Resection Floor of mouth, right neck, lung, cervical LN Immuno-therapy 50 Gy,
20 fr
Primary tumor Pembrolizumab
(PD-1)
24 Gy,
3 fr
Neck Lung, mouth 1 month
van Gysen et al. (2018)
[69]
66 F Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) Kidney (right) Nephrectomy, TKI, immuno-therapy Abdominal mass. retroperitoneal + peritoneal LNs, lung Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (sunitinib, axitinib) 36 Gy,
12 fr
Abdominal mass Lung 1 month Nivolumab
(PD-1)
Wight et al. (2018)
[70]
24 M Hodgkin lymphoma Left axillary LN BEAM conditioning (carmustine, etoposide, cytarabine, melphalan) lung, widespread lymph-adenopathy BEAM conditioning (carmustine, etoposide, cytarabine, melphalan), immuno-therapy 20 Gy Right axillary LN Nivolumab
(PD-1)
36 Gy Infra-diaphrag-matic sites Left pulmonary hilar, left parotid, right cervical nodal areas 1.5 month
Xu et al. (2018)
[71]
69 M Merkel cell carcinoma Right upper back Surgical excision, RT LNs, peripancreatic abdominal mass, left adrenal nodule Immuno-therapy 50 Gy,
25 fr
Right axilla, posterior chest wall Pembrolizumab
(PD-1)
CK20
8 Gy,
1 fr
Peripan-creatic abdominal mass, left adrenal nodule, omental nodule, enlarged para-aortic LNs Hypermetabolic malignancy 12 months
72 M Merkel cell carcinoma Left thigh Surgical excision Left inguinal adenopathy, bilateral inguinal LNs, supra-clavicular, mediastinal, hilar, upper abdominal nodal Immuno-therapy 8 Gy,
1 fr
Mediastinal + right hilar LN Upraclavicular + abdominal LN, mediastinum, bilateral hila, left inguinal region 4 months Pembrolizumab
(PD-1)
Zhao et al. (2018)
[72]
65 M Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) Esoph-agus Esophagec-tomy LNs (left retro-peritoneal, pelvic) Chemo-therapy (cisplatin, docetaxel), immuno-therapy 42 Gy,
6 fr
LNs (left retro-peritoneal) Non -irradiated LN (pelvic) 2 months Pembrolizumab
(PD-1)
ctDNA, mutant allele frequency (MAF)
Abbas et al. (2019)
[73]
69 M Urothelial carcinoma Bladder Chemo-therapy (gemcitabine, carboplatin) Left internal iliac, para-aortic LN Chemo-therapy, immuno-therapy 30 Gy,
12 fr
Bladder left iliac LN All sites 4 months Nivolumab
(PD-1)
History of tobacco use, PD-L1
Bitran et al. (2019)
[74]
62 F Adeno-carcinoma (lung) Lung (left) Chemo-therapy (carboplatin, pemetrexed) Left adrenal Chemo-therapy (carboplatin, pemetrexed), immuno-therapy 27 Gy,
9 fr
Left lung Left adrenal 7 months Nivolumab
(PD-1)
Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK), hemoglobin
Choi et al. (2019)
[75]
67 M Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) Lower lip Resection Hilar nodes, liver, peritoneum, right parotid, right neck, mediastinum, left hilum, posterior neck subcutaneous tissue, lung, left adrenal Immuno-therapy, cobimetinib Post-operative Resection margin Atezolizumab
(PDL1)
45 Gy,
5 fr
Right sub-mandibular + neck nodes Abdomen, chest 13
months
D’Andrea et al. (2019)
[76]
42 F Melanoma Right upper skin of back Surgical excision Upper-right retro pectoral region of chest wall, right ovary, brain axilla Immuno-therapy 30 Gy,
15 fr
Whole brain Chest, axilla 3 weeks MAPK kinase (MEK) inhibitor BRAF mutation, RBI mutation, ERCC1, MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PMS2, TUBB3, PDL-1, TrK A/B/C, MGMT expression
Garelli et al. (2019)
[77]
54 M Pulmonary large cell neuro-endocrine carcinoma Lung (right upper lobe) Four cycles of chemotherapy (pemetrexed, cisplatin, bevacizumab) Bilateral adrenal metastases Chemo-therapy, immuno-therapy 30 Gy,
10 fr
Second + third thoracic vertebrae Partial regression of lung tumor + adrenal metastases 4 months Nivolumab
(PD-1)
PD-L1, EGFR, or ALK mutations
64 M Adeno-carcinoma (lung) Lung (left upper lobe) Nabpaclitaxel/carboplatin with atezolizumab Contralateral LN, brain, ocular Chemo-therapy, immuno-therapy 30 Gy,
10 fr
Brain Complete remission of lung + mediastinal tumor masses 4 months Atezolizumab
(PDL1)
70 M Adeno-carcinoma (lung) Lung (middle lob) n/a LN, brain Immuno-therapy 30 Gy,
10 fr
Brain Partial regression of lung tumor 2 weeks Pembrolizumab
(PD-1)
Gounder et al. (2019)
[78]
25 F Chordoma Sacrum n/a Lung EZH2 inhibitor (tazemetostat) 70 Gy,
35 fr
Sacrum Lung 4 months Nivolumab
(PD-1)
Next-generation sequencing, tumor mutation burden
Grimaux et al. (2019)
[79]
78 M Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) Kidney Immuno-therapy Pulmonary + costal metastasis, cutaneous, oral + genital blisters, Immuno-therapy 30 Gy,
10 fr
Costal metastases Lung 1 month Nivolumab
(PD-1)
Ishiyamal et al. (2019)
[80]
68 F Renal pelvic cancer Left kidney Nephroureterectomy + regional LN dissection, chemotherapy (cisplatin + gemcitabine) Bladder, paraaortic LN, left subclavian LN, right renal hilum LN, left back (local recurrence in surrounding muscles) Chemo-therapy 30 Gy,
10 fr
Left back Reductiomn 2 paraaortic LNs, right renal hilar LN 2 months Pembrolizumab
(PD-1)
Immuno-therapy 2 non-irradiated lesions stable (paraaortic LN, right renal hilum LN) 21 months
Lin et al. (2019)
[81]
71 M Adeno-carcinoma (lung) Lung (right lobe) Chemo-therapy Brain, right lower lung, left lower lobe Chemo-therapy, immuno-therapy 48 Gy,
8 fr
Brain Lung, LNs (mediastinum) 4 months Atezolizumab
(PDL1)
Liu et al. (2019)
[82]
52 F Intra-hepatic cholangio-carcinoma Liver RT LN in hepatic hilar + retro-peritoneum Aapatinib + lenvatinib 55Gy,
5 fr
Right hepatic lobe LN in hepatic hilar + retroperitoneum 1 month Nivolumab
(PD-1)
Whole-exome sequencing, tumor mutation burden, PD-L1, ERBB2, HBV infection
59 M Intra-hepatic cholangio-carcinoma Liver Resection of middle hepatic lobe Left + right lobes, hepatic hilar + retroperitoneal LN Lapatinib 52 Gy,
4 fr
Right hepatic lobe Hepatic hilar + retroperitoneal LN 2 to 5 months Pembrolizumab
(PD-1)
51 M Intra-hepatic cholangio-carcinoma Liver Resection in left hepatic lobe Right lobe hepatic hilar + retro-peritoneal lymph node Chemo-therapy, endostatin 52 Gy,
4 fr
Left hepatic lobe, left retroperitoneal LN Intrahepatic LN 1 month Pembrolizumab
(PD-1)
Moran et al. (2019)
[83]
71 M Melanoma Unknown n/a Lung, pelvis, omental mass, bilateral hilar nodes Immuno-therapy 50 Gy,
5 fr
left lung Pelvis 1 month Ipilimumab (CTLA-4), Nivolumab
(PD-1)
S100, Melan A, TTF1, P63, CK7/20, BRAF mutations
Qin et al. (2019)
[84]
21 M Nodular sclerosing Hodgkin’s lymphoma n/a Different chemotherapy regimes Multiple sites of adenopathy, osseous lesions Chemo-therapy, stell cell trans-plantation, immuno-therapy 20 Gy,
5 fr
L2, left iliac crest Complete response 4 months Nivolumab
(PD-1)
PD-L1 expression, gene mutations, tumor mutation burden, hemoglobin, alkaline phosphatase, telomere FISH
34 M Nodular sclerosing Hodgkin’s lymphoma n/a Chemo-therapy (ICE) Preaortic + pelvic LNs Chemo-therapy (ICE), stell cell trans-plantation, immuno-therapy 36 Gy,
20 fr
Pelvic LNs Complete response 1 year
23 M Nodular sclerosing Hodgkin’s lymphoma n/a ABVD chemotherapy Mediastinum, multiple LNs ABVD chemo-therapy, immuno-therapy 40 Gy,
20 fr
Cervical + mediastinal LNs Complete response 5 months Nivolumab
(PD-1)
Shinde et al. (2019)
[85]
75 M Head + neck squamous cell carcinoma Left neck, hypo-pharynx + oropharynx Immuno-therapy Left lung Immunotherapy 14.8 Gy,
4 fr
Neck Lung 2 weeks Ipilimumab (CTLA-4), Nivolumab
(PD-1)
History of tobacco use
13.2 Gy,
4 fr
Margin
Suzuki et al. (2019)
[86]
30 F Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) Left kidney Nephrectomy Lung, right ovarian, pelvic + lumber vertebrae, hilar LN, mediastinal LNs, liver, left iliac bone Sunitinib, axitinib 60 Gy,
30 fr
Mediastinal LNs Nivolumab
(PD-1)
LDH levels
35 Gy,
5 fr
(brachy-therapy)
Left iliac lesion left internal iliac LN Lumbar vertebrae (L4) 3 months
Trommer et al. (2019)
[87]
n/a n/a Melanoma Left thigh Resection Lung, paraaortal LN, brain Immuno-therapy 20 Gy,
1 fr
Brain Pembrolizumab
(PD-1)
50 Gy,
2 fr
Brain Lung 1 month
n/a n/a Melanoma Left knee Resection Perirenal region, brain Immuno-therapy 40 Gy,
2 fr
Whole brain Pembrolizumab
(PD-1)
54 Gy,
3 fr
Popliteal fossa + lower left leg, brain Perirenal region 1.5 month
20 Gy,
1 fr
Brain
n/a n/a Melanoma n/a n/a Lung, brain Immuno-therapy 20 Gy,
1 fr
Brain Pembrolizumab
(PD-1)
20 Gy,
1 fr
Brain
20 Gy,
1 fr
Brain Lung 5 weeks
n/a n/a Non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) Lung n/a Suprarenal glands, brain, right femur, os. sacrum left os. ischiadicum Immuno-therapy 27 Gy,
3 fr;
20 Gy
Brain Nivolumab
(PD-1)
30 Gy,
3 fr
Right femur Suprarenal glands 1 month
30 Gy,
3 fr
Os. sacrum, left os. ischiadicum
n/a n/a Non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) Lung n/a Cervival + left super-vlavicular, mediastinal Ln, left hilar, axillar LN, intracarinal LN Immuno-therapy 54 Gy,
2 fr
Cervival + left supervlavicular axillar LN 6 months Nivolumab
(PD-1)
n/a n/a Non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) Lung n/a Supra- + infra-clavicular lymph drainage area, 3rd right rib, right iliac sacral joint, left inguinal, lung Immuno-therapy 50.4 Gy,
1.8 fr
Supra- + infra-clavicular lymph drainage area Nivolumab
(PD-1)
30 Gy,
3 fr
3rd right rib, right iliac sacral joint, left inguinal
20 Gy,
1 fr
Left occipital Lung 7 weeks
n/a n/a Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) Kidney n/a Left os. ilium, left + right hip, right os. pubis, thoracic vertebra, lumbar vertebra, mediastinal LN, hilar, pleural Immuno-therapy 36 Gy,
3 fr
Left os. ilium mediastinal LN 2 months Nivolumab
(PD-1)
30 Gy,
3 fr
Left + right hip, right os. pubis
30 Gy,
3 fr
Thoracic vertebra, lumbar vertebra
Yaguchi et al. (2019)
[88]
63 M Pulmonary pleo-morphic carcinoma Lung (right upper lobe) Chemo-therapy (carboplatin, paclitaxel) Brain, bone + pleural metastases Chemo-therapy (carboplatin, paclitaxel), immuno-therapy 30 Gy, NR Right hip joint over right femur Pleura, brain + bone Nivolumab
(PD-1)
History of tobacco use, PD-L1 expression of tumor, EGFR mutation, ALK
Forner et al. (2020)
[89]
57 M Head + neck squamous cell carcinoma Left frontal sinus + ethmoid sinuses Resection, chemotherapy Right lower lobe, left cervical LNs, subcarinal LN, extraconal intraorbital lesion Chemo-therapy (cisplatin) 66 Gy,
33 fr
Nivolumab
(PD-1)
Medical history
30 Gy,
5 fr
Intraorbital mass Thorax metastases, lung 1 month
Hori et al. (2020)
[90]
40 F Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) Left kidney Nephrectomy Lung, right supra-clavicular + para-aortic LN Interferon-α, axitinib, everolimus, pazopanib 30 or 40 Gy, 10 fr Right supra-clavicular + para-aortic LN Lung 6 months Nivolumab
(PD-1)
HLA class1, CD8, PD-L1 expression of tumor
Igarashi et al. (2020)
[91]
74 M Melanoma Maxilla Maxillary resection Cervical LNs, brain, spleen, liver Immuno-therapy 30 Gy,
10 fr
Whole brain Liver, spleen 2 months Nivolumab
(PD-1)
BRAF mutation
Kuhara et al. (2020)
[92]
69 F Un-resectable gastric cancer (UGC) Lower portion of stomach Chemo-therapy (S-1 plus oxaliplatin (SOX) + Herceptin (HER)) Para-aortic, mediastinal, right iliac + Virchow LNs, bilateral subclavian + mediastinal LNs, left axillary LNH, peritoneal metastasis, left iliac, right diaphragm LN, left adrenal gland Chemot-herapy (S-1 plus oxaliplatin (SOX) + Herceptin (HER)), immuno-therapy 55 Gy,
22 fr
Neck + mediastinum Bilateral subclavian + mediastinal LNs 13 months Nivolumab
(PD-1)
EGF-2
50 Gy,
10 fr
Left adrenal Para-aortic, bilateral iliac, right diaphragm LNs
Levitin et al. (2020)
[93]
83 M Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) Left kidney Pazopanib, SBRT 40Gy,
5 fr
Right lung left femur, brain, mediastinal lymphadenopathy, pelvis Receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (pazopanib), immuno-therapy GKS
20 Gy
Brain Regression metastases 2 years Nivolumab
(PD-1)
Nakajima et al. (2020)
[94]
56 F Clear cell carcinoma Kidney Nephrectomy Left lung hilum, subcutaneous + lung metastases, right renal, right iliac bone Receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor (pazopanib, axitinib), immuno-therapy 30 Gy,
10 fr
Right iliac bone Lung, right kidney, subcutaneous tissue 5 months Nivolumab
(PD-1)
Primary tumor 9 months
Sohal et al. (2020)
[95]
66 M Melanoma Right nasal cavity RT Left proximal humerus, upper thoracic spine, liver, lateral left fifth rib, third, eighth, eleventh thoracic vertebral bodies Immuno-therapy 25 Gy,
5 fr
Nose All metastasis 4 months Nivolumab
(PD-1)
Cancer history, transplantation history, BRAF, NRAS mutation
Wang et al. (2020)
[96]
57 M Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) Right upper lung Resection, adjuvant RT, chemotherapy Pancreas, metastatic nodules in left lower lobe Chemo-therapy (gemcitabine, cisplatin) 55 Gy,
25 fr
Resection margin Pembrolizumab
(PD-1)
PD-L1, ALK genetic status, history of tobacco use, whole-exome sequencing
60.2 Gy, 28 fr Pancreas Left lung nodules 1 month
Watanabe et al. (2020)
[97]
69 F Melanoma (BRAF-wild-type) Upper left leg Resection, also sentinel LNs Left groin LN, liver, muscle in upper left leg, left groin Immuno-therapy, corticosteroids, adjuvant IFN-α therapy 45 Gy,
3 fr
Liver lesions Left groin LN, liver, muscle in upper left leg, left groin 8 weeks Nivolumab
(PD-1)
CD8 cells, PD-1, PD-L1, TIM-3, LAG-3, TOX, IFN-γ, perforin, granzymes, IL-2, TNF-α, DCXCL9, CXCL10, CCL, CXCL13, IDO1, CD4+ Tregs, arginase, MHC I, MHC II, APCs, β2-microglobulin, Ki67, CD3+ cells, tumor burden, FoxP3, exhausted T cells, BRAF-mutation
77 M Melanoma (BRAF-wild-type) Right breast region Resection, also sentinel lymphnodes Liver, lung, abdominal LN Immunotherapy 45 Gy,
3 fr
Liver metastases Stable 6 weeks Pembrolizumab
(PD-1)
60 Gy,
8 fr
LN, liver Other liver lesions, lung 1 month
Hotta et al. (2021)
[98]
42 F Adeno-carcinoma (lung) Lung (left upper lobe) EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor, steroid Bone, brain, thoracic spine EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor, steroid 30 Gy,
10 fr
Whole brain Lung 4 days Atezolizumab
(PDL1)
EGFR. PD-L1, CEA
36 Gy,
12 fr
Thoracic spine Lung 2 weeks
Mampuya et al. (2021)
[99]
72 M Malignant pleural mesothe-lioma Right lung Chemo-therapy (carboplatin, pemetrexed),VEGF-A inhibitor (bevacizumab) Para-mediastinal + retro-pharyngeal lesions Chemo-therapy (carboplatin, pemetrexed),VEGF-A inhibitor (bevacizumab), immuno-therapy 30 Gy,
10 fr
Para-mediastinal lesions Right lung 3 months Pembrolizumab
(PD-1)
Medical history, PD-L1, tumorinfiltrating CD3 T cells, CD8 T cells
Wong et al. (2021)
[100]
n/a n/a Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) Kidney n/a Lung Immuno-therapy 55 Gy,
20 fr
Lung Lung n/a Ipilimumab (CTLA-4), Nivolumab
(PD-1)
n/a n/a Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) Kidney n/a Femur, rib 25 Gy,
5 fr
Femur, rib Nephrectomy bed n/a Ipilimumab (CTLA-4), Nivolumab
(PD-1)
n/a n/a Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) Kidney n/a Lung, adrenal 36 Gy,
3 fr
Lung Lung, several lesions n/a Ipilimumab (CTLA-4), Nivolumab
(PD-1)
30 Gy,
5 fr
Adrenal Lung
n/a n/a Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) Kidney n/a Brain, intramuscular GKS 25Gy Brain Intramuscular n/a Ipilimumab (CTLA-4), Nivolumab
(PD-1)
55 F Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) Kidney n/a Femur, pubic bone, liver 8 Gy, 1 fr Femur Liver, several lesions n/a Pembrolizumab
(PD-1)
27 Gy,
3 fr
Pubic bone
n/a n/a Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) Kidney n/a Lung 54 Gy,
3 fr
Lung Lung, several lesions n/a Nivolumab
(PD-1)
42 Gy,
5 fr
Lung
25 Gy,
5 fr
Lung
n/a n/a Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) Kidney n/a Lung 50 Gy,
20 fr
Lung Lung n/a Nivolumab
(PD-1)
48 Gy,
3 fr
Lung
48 Gy,
3 fr
Lung
n/a n/a Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) Kidney n/a Femur, lliac bone, brain, lung 20 Gy,
5 fr
Femur Lung, several lesions n/a Nivolumab
(PD-1)
24 Gy,
3 fr
Iliac bone
GKS 25 Gy Brain
n/a n/a Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) Kidney n/a Iliac bone, spine, lung 27 Gy,
3 fr
Iliac bone Lung, several lesions n/a Nivolumab
(PD-1)
24 Gy,
3 fr
Spine Kidney

Abbreviations: M: male; F: female; n/a: not available; RT: radiotherapy; LN: lymph nodes; fr: fractions; CTLA-4: cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4; ALC: Absolute lymphocyte counts; AEC: absolute eosinophil counts; TIA-1: TIA1 Cytotoxic Granule Associated RNA Binding Protein; Tregs: regulatory T cells; CK: cytokeratin; TTF-1: thyroid transcription factor 1; CDX2: Caudal Type Homeobox 2; CEA: carcinoembryonic antigen; MEGA3: Melanoma antigen A3; PASD1: PAS domain containing 1; DC-CIK: cytokine-induced killer cells; PD-1: programmed cell death protein 1; DC: dendritic cell; CA 19-9: carbohydrate antigen 19-9; ctDNA: circulating tumor DNA, NGS: next generation sequencing; PD-L1: PD-1 receptor-ligand 1; MSI-H: high levels of microsatellite instability; CA-125: cancer antigen 125; GM-CSF: granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor; MAF: mutant allele frequency; EGFR: epidermal growth factor receptor; ALK: anaplastic lymphoma kinase; FISH: fluorescent in situ hybridization; LDH: lactate dehydrogenase; EGF: epidermal growth factor; TIM-3: T cell immunoglobulin and mucin-domain containing-3; LAG-3: lymphocyte-activation gene 3; TOX: thymocyte selection-associated high mobility group box protein; IFN-γ: interferon gamma; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor alpha; MHC: major histocompatibility complex; APC: antigen-presenting cells.