Opportunities in immunotherapy of ovarian cancer.

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Serval ID
serval:BIB_659109342A6F
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
Opportunities in immunotherapy of ovarian cancer.
Journal
Annals of oncology
Author(s)
Coukos G., Tanyi J., Kandalaft L.E.
ISSN
1569-8041 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0923-7534
Publication state
Published
Issued date
04/2016
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
27 Suppl 1
Pages
i11-i15
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article ; Review
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Ovarian cancer (OC) is the most important cause of gynecological cancer-related mortality, with the majority of women presenting with advanced disease. Although surgery and chemotherapy can improve survival, the 5-year survival rates remain ominously low at 45%. Novel therapies are urgently needed. The presence of T cells in the OC tumor microenvironment is correlated with improved progression-free and overall survival, while the presence of regulatory T cells and expression of T-cell inhibitory molecules is correlated with a poor prognosis. These data indicate that immunotherapy could hold promise in improving the treatment of OC. In this review, we will discuss the rational of immunotherapy, highlight current results with cancer vaccines, adoptive T-cell therapy and immunomodulatory agents and summarize the immune effects of selected chemotherapeutic and radiotherapeutic agents.

Keywords
Animals, Antibodies, Monoclonal/therapeutic use, Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological/therapeutic use, Cancer Vaccines/therapeutic use, Female, Humans, Immunotherapy, Ovarian Neoplasms/immunology, Ovarian Neoplasms/pathology, Ovarian Neoplasms/therapy, Tumor Microenvironment, immunotherapy, ovarian cancer, vaccines
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Web of science
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