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World J Gastrointest Surg. Aug 27, 2024; 16(8): 2374-2381
Published online Aug 27, 2024. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v16.i8.2374
Table 1 Immunotherapy-based combination therapy for malignant liver metastasis
Cancer
Ref.
Type
Combination
Treatment strategy
Lung cancerMa et al[45]Clinical studyImmunotherapy + targeted therapyAnti-PD-1 + anlotinib
Jiang et al[46]Preclinical studyImmunotherapy + targeted therapy + radiotherapyAnti-PD-1 + anlotinib + radiotherapy
Gadgeel et al[24]Clinical studyImmunotherapy + chemotherapyPembrolizumab + pemetrexed
Socinski et al[34]Clinical studyImmunotherapy + targeted therapy + chemotherapyAtezolizumab + bevacizumab + carboplatin + paclitaxel
Hellmann et al[35]Clinical studyDual immunotherapyNivolumab + ipilimumab
Colorectal
cancer
Ragusa et al[33]Preclinical studyImmunotherapy + targeted therapyAnti-PD-1 + VEGF inhibitors
Song et al[39]Preclinical studyImmunotherapy + targeted therapyAnti-PD-L1 + lipopolysaccharide block
Wang et al[47]Clinical studyImmunotherapy + targeted therapyToripalimab + regorafenib
Eng et al[48]Clinical studyImmunotherapy + targeted therapyAtezolizumab + cobimetinib
Hu et al[40]Preclinical studyImmunotherapy + gene therapyAnti-PD-1 + relaxin gene therapy
Kadota et al[49]Preclinical studyImmunotherapy + targeted therapyAnti-PD-1 + dasatinib
Inoue et al[26]Clinical studyImmunotherapy + chemotherapyCetuximab + chemotherapy
Pancreatic cancerHo et al[29]Preclinical studyImmunotherapy + chemotherapyAnti-PD-1 + gemcitabine
Qiu et al[50]Clinical studyImmunotherapy + targeted therapySintilimab + anlotinib + S-1
Blair et al[51]Preclinical studyImmunotherapy + targeted therapyAnti-PD-1 + focal adhesion kinase inhibitor (FAKi) + Anti-CXCR4 antibody
Matsumoto et al[38]Preclinical studyImmunotherapy + targeted therapyAlpha-galactosylceramide (KRN7000) + angiogenesis inhibitor AGM-1470 (TNP470)
Hu et al[40]Preclinical studyImmunotherapy + gene therapyAnti-PD-1 + relaxin gene therapy
Zhang et al[52]Case reportImmunotherapy + chemotherapyPenpulimab + modified FOLFIRINOX
Breast cancerSchmid et al[53]Clinical studyImmunotherapy + chemotherapyAtezolizumab + nab-paclitaxel
Yu et al[20]Preclinical studyImmunotherapy + radiotherapyAnti-PD-L1 + radiotherapy
Lee et al[21]Preclinical studyImmunotherapy + targeted therapyAnti-PD-1 + regulatory T cells targeting therapy
Hu et al[40]Preclinical studyImmunotherapy + gene therapyAnti-PD-1 + relaxin gene therapy
Ozaki et al[54]Clinical studyImmunotherapy + targeted therapy + chemotherapyNivolumab + bevacizumab + paclitaxel
MelanomaTang et al[55]Clinical studyImmunotherapy + targeted therapy + chemotherapyAnti-PD-1 + axitinib +TACE
Hong et al[56]Case reportImmunotherapy + cryoablationAnti-PD-1 + cryoablation
Blomen et al[57]Clinical studyDual imunotherapy + liver-specific therapiesNivolumab + ipilimumab + liver-specific therapies
Gastric cancerXu et al[32]Case reportImmunotherapy + radiotherapyAnti-PD-L1 + radiotherapy
Wang et al[58]Case reportImmunotherapy + targeted therapyCamrelizumab + lenvatinib
Peng et al[59]Case reportImmunotherapy + chemotherapyAK104 (a PD-1/CTLA-4 bispecific antibody) + mXELOX

Gastric hepatoid adenocarcinoma
Liu et al[60]

Case report

Immunotherapy + targeted therapy + chemotherapy

Pembrolizumab + bevacizumab + epirubicin
+ albumin binding paclitaxel
Nasopharyngeal cancer Zhang et al[61]Case reportImmunotherapy + chemotherapyAnti-PD-1 + TP regimen (nab-paclitaxel + cisplatin)
Cervical cancerNance et al[62]Case reportImmunotherapy + radiotherapyPembrolizumab + Yttrium-90 (Y90)