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Open Access 01-02-2014 | Review

Immune approaches to the treatment of breast cancer, around the corner?

Authors: Carmen Criscitiello, Angela Esposito, Lucia Gelao, Luca Fumagalli, Marzia Locatelli, Ida Minchella, Laura Adamoli, Aron Goldhirsch, Giuseppe Curigliano

Published in: Breast Cancer Research | Issue 1/2014

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Abstract

Immunotherapy for the treatment of breast cancer can be categorized as either (a) specific stimulation of the immune system by active immunization, with cancer vaccines, or (b) passive immunization, such as tumor-specific antibodies (including immune modulators) or adoptive cell therapy that inhibit the function of, or directly kill, tumor cells. We will present the current information and the future perspectives of immunotherapy in patients with breast cancer, including the prognostic role of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes, immune signatures, targeted therapies modulating the immune system, and tumor antigen cancer vaccines. Active immunotherapy in breast cancer and its implementation into clinical trials have been largely a frustrating experience in the last decades. The concept that the immune system regulates cancer development is experiencing a new era of interest. It is clear that the cancer immunosurveillance process indeed exists and potentially acts as an extrinsic tumor suppressor. Also, the immune system can facilitate tumor progression by sculpting the immunogenic phenotype of tumors as they develop. Cancer immunoediting represents a refinement of the cancer immunosurveillance hypothesis and resumes the complex interaction between tumor and immune system into three phases: elimination, equilibrium, and escape. Major topics in the field of immunology deserve a response: what do we know about tumor immunogenicity, and how might we therapeutically improve tumor immunogenicity? How can we modulate response of the immune system? Is there any gene signature predictive of response to immune modulators? The success of future immunotherapy strategies will depend on the identification of additional immunogenic antigens that can serve as the best tumor-rejection targets. Therapeutic success will depend on developing the best antigen delivery systems and on the elucidation of the entire network of immune signaling pathways that regulate immune responses in the tumor microenvironment.
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Metadata
Title
Immune approaches to the treatment of breast cancer, around the corner?
Authors
Carmen Criscitiello
Angela Esposito
Lucia Gelao
Luca Fumagalli
Marzia Locatelli
Ida Minchella
Laura Adamoli
Aron Goldhirsch
Giuseppe Curigliano
Publication date
01-02-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Breast Cancer Research / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1465-542X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/bcr3620

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