Cryoablation and Immunotherapy: An Enthralling Synergy to Confront the Tumors.
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_60A056CC233D
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Cryoablation and Immunotherapy: An Enthralling Synergy to Confront the Tumors.
Journal
Frontiers in immunology
ISSN
1664-3224 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
1664-3224
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2019
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
10
Pages
2283
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Review
Publication Status: epublish
Publication Status: epublish
Abstract
Treatment of solid tumors by ablation techniques has gained momentum in the recent years due to their technical simplicity and reduced morbidity as juxtaposed to surgery. Cryoablation is one of such techniques, known for its uniqueness to destroy the tumors by freezing to lethal temperatures. Freezing the tumor locally and allowing it to remain in situ unleashes an array of tumor antigens to be exposed to the immune system, paving the way for the generation of anti-tumor immune responses. However, the immune responses triggered in most cases are insufficient to eradicate the tumors with systemic spread. Therefore, combination of cryoablation and immunotherapy is a new treatment strategy currently being evaluated for its efficacy, notably in patients with metastatic disease. This article examines the mechanistic fabric of cryoablation for the generation of an effective immune response against the tumors, and various possibilities of its combination with different immunotherapies that are capable of inducing exceptional therapeutic responses. The combinatorial treatment avenues discussed in this article if explored in sufficient profundity, could reach the pinnacle of future cancer medicine.
Keywords
ablation, cryo, freezing, immunotherapy, treatment, tumors
Pubmed
Web of science
Open Access
Yes
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