In:
Current Medicinal Chemistry, Bentham Science Publishers Ltd., Vol. 28, No. 25 ( 2021-08-16), p. 5152-5178
Abstract:
Despite diagnostic and therapeutic advances in breast cancer, it remains the
most frequently diagnosed malignancy in females, with the highest cancer-related mortality rate in women globally. With an improved understanding of the complex interactions
between breast cancer and the immune system, immunotherapy has shown great potential in clinical management, potentially adding to current treatment modalities. These immunotherapeutic
approaches include adoptive cell transfer therapy, cancer vaccination, monoclonal antibody therapy, and oncolytic virus therapy. Depending on the immune
cells and cytokines present, the tumour microenvironment (TME) can be immunosuppressive or favourable for mounting an immune response. Effector lymphocytes play an essential
role during an anticancer immune response, but their activities can be suppressed by the hostile TME. Many studies have made good progress in the modulation of the immune
response to allow the identification and elimination of tumour cells. However, the efficacy of these immunotherapies is patient-specific and highly dependent on the immunological
profile of the tumour and its TME. This review will give an overview of breast cancer, the immune system as well as their complex relationship. Strategies and approaches
that can harness the potential of immunotherapy that engages lymphocytes in the treatment of breast cancer, along with their current challenges, will also be discussed.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0929-8673
DOI:
10.2174/0929867328666210430132701
Language:
English
Publisher:
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Publication Date:
2021
SSG:
15,3
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