{"title":"Role of novel immunotherapy combinations in the management of advanced-stage hepatocellular carcinoma","authors":"Josep M. Llovet","doi":"10.1038/s41571-025-01055-5","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41571-025-01055-5","url":null,"abstract":"Immune-checkpoint inhibitors have revolutionized the management of hepatocellular carcinoma. Currently, anti-PD-(L)-1 antibodies combined with either bevacizumab or anti-CTLA4 antibodies are the standard of care for advanced-stage tumours. Now, two phase III studies (CheckMate 9DW and APOLLO) have reported positive survival results in the first-line setting, although with distinct implications for clinical practice.","PeriodicalId":19079,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology","volume":"22 9","pages":"625-626"},"PeriodicalIF":82.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144515543","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ecological management of the microbiota in patients with cancer","authors":"Joao B. Xavier","doi":"10.1038/s41571-025-01049-3","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41571-025-01049-3","url":null,"abstract":"The composition of the intestinal microbiota influences the outcomes of patients receiving cancer treatment, although the best way to use this knowledge to improve cancer care remains unclear. In this Review, I synthesize the current understanding of host–microbiota dynamics in patients with cancer, and propose the integration of microbiota management guided by ecological principles in cancer care. Ecological management of the microbiota emphasizes the preservation of microbial populations — and the benefits they provide to the host — from the disruption caused by treatments such as chemotherapy and prophylactic antibiotics. The microbiota can be routinely and longitudinally monitored in patients using proven non-invasive methods, such as 16S ribosomal RNA amplicon sequencing. Longitudinal microbiome data can be processed with innovative computational tools based on principles of mathematical ecology to predict the risk of microbiota-related complications, guide treatment choices that minimize disturbance to the microbiota and restore microbial populations damaged by cancer treatment. Routine microbiome monitoring could also generate extensive datasets for human-based research, which could inform new microbiota-targeted interventions that improve responses to cancer treatments, including immune-checkpoint inhibitors. Applying ecological approaches to manage microbiota could enhance cancer care and improve patient outcomes. This Review synthesizes the current understanding of host–microbiota dynamics in patients with cancer and proposes to integrate microbiota management approaches guided by ecological principles in cancer care. Mathematical ecology could help to predict the risk of microbiota-related complications and guide treatment choices that minimize disturbance to microbial ecosystems, ultimately informing microbiota-targeted interventions that could improve responses to cancer treatments.","PeriodicalId":19079,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology","volume":"22 9","pages":"627-639"},"PeriodicalIF":82.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144500610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The next generation of immunotherapies for lung cancers","authors":"Shen Zhao, Hongyun Zhao, Weiwei Yang, Li Zhang","doi":"10.1038/s41571-025-01035-9","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41571-025-01035-9","url":null,"abstract":"Immunotherapies, specifically immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) targeting PD-(L)1 or CTLA4, have revolutionized the treatment of lung cancer; however, many patients do not have a response to ICIs and most of those with an initial tumour response eventually have disease progression owing to acquired resistance. Over the past few years, numerous therapeutic strategies have been explored to address the problems of intrinsic and acquired resistance to ICIs. In 2024, regulatory approvals of the bispecific PD-1 × VEGF antibody ivonescimab for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer in China and the bispecific DLL3 × CD3 T cell engager tarlatamab for patients with small cell lung cancer in the USA provided clinical proof-of-concept for overcoming the challenge of ICI resistance using novel immunotherapeutic agents, thereby increasing enthusiasm for the exploration of next-generation immunotherapies for lung cancer. A large variety of immunotherapies with diverse targets and mechanisms of action are currently being tested in clinical trials involving patients with lung cancer. In this Review, we provide an overview of these emerging immunotherapies in clinical development for non-small-cell lung cancer and/or small cell lung cancer, including novel immune-checkpoint modulators, immune cell engagers, adoptive cell therapies and therapeutic cancer vaccines. We describe the designs of these agents and the mechanisms by which they might overcome resistance to the current generation of ICIs. We also discuss hurdles impeding the clinical translation of each immunotherapeutic modality and potential strategies to address these challenges, using representative examples of agents that have entered the later phases of clinical testing. Immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have improved lung cancer outcomes, although resistance to these agents presents a substantial challenge. This Review describes the progress made in developing the next generation of immunotherapies for non-small-cell and small cell lung cancers, including novel immune-checkpoint modulators, immune cell engagers, adoptive cell therapies and therapeutic vaccines, as well as the mechanisms by which these agents might overcome resistance to the current generation of ICIs.","PeriodicalId":19079,"journal":{"name":"Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology","volume":"22 8","pages":"592-616"},"PeriodicalIF":82.2,"publicationDate":"2025-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144305168","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}