Immune-checkpoint inhibitors have revolutionized the treatment of patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Recently, indications for immune-checkpoint inhibitors have expanded from advanced-stage NSCLC to adjuvant, and now neoadjuvant, therapy for resectable NSCLC, with three cycles of preoperative chemoimmunotherapy achieving superior pathological complete response rates and event-free survival compared with chemotherapy alone in the phase III CheckMate 816 trial.
- Boris Sepesi
- Stephen G. Swisher