Abstract:With the rapid development of tumor immunity, immune therapies such as programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) inhibitors play an important role in the treatment of NSCLC. Because of the lack of the definite biomarkers to select the optimal responders, only approximately 20% of patients with advanced NSCLC would respond to single checkpoint inhibitors-based immunotherapy. In addition, results from clinical trials explored combinatory therapeutic strategies with conventional and/or targeted therapy reported a higher efficacy with an acceptable safety profile in NSCLC treatments. In this review article, we summarized several anti-PD-L1 agents licensed for NSCLC treatment, and highlight the clinical progress in the combinatory therapy of anti PD-L1 therapy with chemotherapy, vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors, targeted therapies, and radiation.