Immune checkpoint blockade can result in good outcomes in patients with metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), but not those with locally advanced disease. Here, the authors demonstrate that the addition of anti-NKG2A and anti-PD-L1 blockade to ATR inhibition and radiotherapy in the adjuvant setting can induce a robust antitumour immune response in mice.
- Emmanuel C. Patin
- Pablo Nenclares
- Kevin J. Harrington