Historically, systemic therapy for resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been associated with a modest impact on overall survival. The current treatment options for early-stage resectable NSCLC include neoadjuvant, adjuvant, and perioperative immunotherapy in combination with chemotherapy. In this review, we explore the current treatment paradigms and emerging opportunities for improved survival outcomes from using immunotherapeutic approaches in the treatment of early-stage resectable NSCLC. The incorporation of immunotherapy into neoadjuvant, adjuvant, and perioperative treatment of surgically resectable NSCLC has yielded improved outcomes beyond chemotherapy-alone approaches. Despite this, there remains a margin for improving survival outcomes for patients. Clinical trials utilizing novel agents and approaches that modulate the anti-tumor immune response are currently ongoing and will likely inform the future treatment landscape for early-stage surgically resectable NSCLC.

Historically, systemic therapy for resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been associated with modest impact in overall survival. Current treatment options for early-stage resectable NSCLC include use of neoadjuvant, adjuvant, and perioperative immunotherapy in combination with chemotherapy. In this review, we will explore current treatment paradigms and emerging opportunities for improved survival outcomes in using immunotherapeutic approaches in the treatment of early-stage resectable NSCLC.

The mechanisms underlying tumor immunosurveillance and their association with the immune-related adverse events (irAEs) associated with checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapies remain poorly understood. We describe a metastatic melanoma patient exhibiting multiple episodes of spontaneous disease regression followed by the development of several irAEs during the course of anti–programmed cell death protein 1 antibody immunotherapy. Whole-exome next-generation sequencing studies revealed this patient to harbor a pyrin inflammasome variant previously described to be associated with an atypical presentation of familial Mediterranean fever. This work highlights a potential role for inflammasomes in the regulation of tumor immunosurveillance and the pathogenesis of irAEs.