CASE REPORT article

Front. Immunol.

Sec. Cancer Immunity and Immunotherapy

Volume 16 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1610710

This article is part of the Research TopicOvercoming Resistance to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: Mechanisms and Strategies in Cancer TherapyView all 3 articles

Cadonilimab plus anlotinib with radiotherapy for lung adenocarcinoma with pancreatic metastasis in posterior line therapy: A case report

Provisionally accepted
Jianquan  YangJianquan YangZixin  LiZixin LiXuezhou  PangXuezhou PangYakun  ZhangYakun ZhangBeilei  ZengBeilei ZengYan  GuiYan Guidaiyuan  madaiyuan ma*
  • North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan Province, China

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Advanced lung adenocarcinoma with driver gene-negative patients faces the clinical dilemma of lack of options and poor prognosis in posterior line therapy.Although immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) combined with anti-angiogenic offer new way for these patients, the treatment strategy still needs to be further explored. A special case was reported in this study, the advanced lung adenocarcinoma with pancreatic metastases patient received cadonilimab plus anlotinib with radiotherapy for pancreatic metastases got 11 months of progress free survival (PFS) with minor side effects. The results confirm the value of cadonilimab and anlotinib in posterior line therapy of advanced lung adenocarcinoma, providing a new treatment strategy for patients.

Keywords: Cadonilimab, Anlotinib, Lung Adenocarcinoma, Pancreatic metastasis, Radiotherapy

Received: 12 Apr 2025; Accepted: 23 Jun 2025.

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* Correspondence: daiyuan ma, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan Province, China

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