耗竭性T细胞(exhausted T cells)是一群效应功能减弱,持续表达抑制性受体的T细胞,在肿瘤中表现为T细胞功能缺陷状态,主要特征为一系列抑制性受体表达增加及细胞因子分泌减少。耗竭性T细胞主要通过细胞表面的抑制性分子,细胞因子和免疫...耗竭性T细胞(exhausted T cells)是一群效应功能减弱,持续表达抑制性受体的T细胞,在肿瘤中表现为T细胞功能缺陷状态,主要特征为一系列抑制性受体表达增加及细胞因子分泌减少。耗竭性T细胞主要通过细胞表面的抑制性分子,细胞因子和免疫调节细胞类型改变等参与肿瘤免疫负调控,从而引起肿瘤免疫逃逸。而T细胞耗竭状态并非不可逆转,应用相应单克隆抗体靶向免疫调控点可以有效逆转耗竭性T细胞,恢复机体抗肿瘤免疫反应,提高肿瘤控制率。因此,通过逆转肿瘤患者体内的耗竭性T细胞可能是肿瘤免疫治疗的新途径之一。展开更多
Colorectal cancer(CRC)remains one of the major causes of death worldwide,despite steady improvement in early detection and overall survival over the past decade.Current treatment paradigms,with chemotherapy and biolog...Colorectal cancer(CRC)remains one of the major causes of death worldwide,despite steady improvement in early detection and overall survival over the past decade.Current treatment paradigms,with chemotherapy and biologics,appear to have reached their maximum benefit.Immunotherapy,especially with checkpoint inhibitors,has shown considerable clinical benefit in various cancers,including mismatch-repair-deficient CRC.This has led to the planning and initiation of several clinical trials evaluating novel immunotherapy agents—as single agents,combinations and in conjunction with chemotherapy—in patients with CRC.This article reviews biological and preclinical data for checkpoint inhibitors and discusses various immunotherapy trials in CRC,as well as current efforts in CRC immunotherapy.展开更多
文摘耗竭性T细胞(exhausted T cells)是一群效应功能减弱,持续表达抑制性受体的T细胞,在肿瘤中表现为T细胞功能缺陷状态,主要特征为一系列抑制性受体表达增加及细胞因子分泌减少。耗竭性T细胞主要通过细胞表面的抑制性分子,细胞因子和免疫调节细胞类型改变等参与肿瘤免疫负调控,从而引起肿瘤免疫逃逸。而T细胞耗竭状态并非不可逆转,应用相应单克隆抗体靶向免疫调控点可以有效逆转耗竭性T细胞,恢复机体抗肿瘤免疫反应,提高肿瘤控制率。因此,通过逆转肿瘤患者体内的耗竭性T细胞可能是肿瘤免疫治疗的新途径之一。
文摘Colorectal cancer(CRC)remains one of the major causes of death worldwide,despite steady improvement in early detection and overall survival over the past decade.Current treatment paradigms,with chemotherapy and biologics,appear to have reached their maximum benefit.Immunotherapy,especially with checkpoint inhibitors,has shown considerable clinical benefit in various cancers,including mismatch-repair-deficient CRC.This has led to the planning and initiation of several clinical trials evaluating novel immunotherapy agents—as single agents,combinations and in conjunction with chemotherapy—in patients with CRC.This article reviews biological and preclinical data for checkpoint inhibitors and discusses various immunotherapy trials in CRC,as well as current efforts in CRC immunotherapy.