Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)is associated with high morbidity and mortality,and is prone to intra-and extrahepatic metastasis due to the anatomical and functional characteristics of the liver.Due to the complexity an...Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)is associated with high morbidity and mortality,and is prone to intra-and extrahepatic metastasis due to the anatomical and functional characteristics of the liver.Due to the complexity and high relapse rate associated with radical surgery or radiofrequency ablation,immune checkpoint inhibitors(ICIs)are increasingly being used to treat HCC.Several immunotherapeutic agents,along with their combinations,have been clinically approved to treat advanced or recurrent HCC.This review discusses the leading ICIs in practice and those currently undergoing randomized phase 1-3 trials as monotherapy or combination therapy.Furthermore,we summarize the rapidly developing alternative strategies such as chimeric antigen receptor-engineered T cell therapy and tumor vaccines.Combination therapy is a promising potential treatment option.These immunotherapies are also summarized in this review,which provides insights into the advantages,limitations,and novel angles for future research in establishing viable and alternative therapies against HCC.展开更多
Background:The mortalities of hepatobiliary malignancies are high.With the failure of conventional chemotherapy and unsatisfactory outcome of molecular targeted drugs,immune-based therapy has become a new focus of res...Background:The mortalities of hepatobiliary malignancies are high.With the failure of conventional chemotherapy and unsatisfactory outcome of molecular targeted drugs,immune-based therapy has become a new focus of research in hepatobiliary cancers treatment.Data sources:We performed a Pub Med search with relevant articles published up to May 2022 and the following keywords:cellular immunotherapy,hepatobiliary cancer,antigen receptor T cell therapy,and receptor-engineered T cell.Information of clinical trials was obtained from https://clinicaltrials.gov/.Results:Cell therapies for hepatobiliary malignancies are at early stage of development.The current review showed that cellular therapies are safe and feasible in patients.These findings provide an important platform for future lager scale clinical trials on immunotherapy in patients with hepatobiliary malignancies.Conclusions:With the continuous advances of cellular immunotherapy,the combination of cellular immunotherapy with surgery,chemotherapy and radiotherapy will be new therapeutic strategies for patients with hepatobiliary cancer.展开更多
基金Supported by The Key Research Projects of Science and Technology of Sichuan Province,No. 2022YFS0189
文摘Hepatocellular carcinoma(HCC)is associated with high morbidity and mortality,and is prone to intra-and extrahepatic metastasis due to the anatomical and functional characteristics of the liver.Due to the complexity and high relapse rate associated with radical surgery or radiofrequency ablation,immune checkpoint inhibitors(ICIs)are increasingly being used to treat HCC.Several immunotherapeutic agents,along with their combinations,have been clinically approved to treat advanced or recurrent HCC.This review discusses the leading ICIs in practice and those currently undergoing randomized phase 1-3 trials as monotherapy or combination therapy.Furthermore,we summarize the rapidly developing alternative strategies such as chimeric antigen receptor-engineered T cell therapy and tumor vaccines.Combination therapy is a promising potential treatment option.These immunotherapies are also summarized in this review,which provides insights into the advantages,limitations,and novel angles for future research in establishing viable and alternative therapies against HCC.
基金supported by grants from the International Science and Technology Cooperation Projects(2016YFE0107100)the Capital Special Research Project for Health Development(2014-2-4012)+3 种基金the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(L172055 and 7192158)the National Ten-thousand Talent Programthe Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(3332018032)the CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Science(CIFMS)(2017-I2M-4-003 and 2018-I2M-3-001)。
文摘Background:The mortalities of hepatobiliary malignancies are high.With the failure of conventional chemotherapy and unsatisfactory outcome of molecular targeted drugs,immune-based therapy has become a new focus of research in hepatobiliary cancers treatment.Data sources:We performed a Pub Med search with relevant articles published up to May 2022 and the following keywords:cellular immunotherapy,hepatobiliary cancer,antigen receptor T cell therapy,and receptor-engineered T cell.Information of clinical trials was obtained from https://clinicaltrials.gov/.Results:Cell therapies for hepatobiliary malignancies are at early stage of development.The current review showed that cellular therapies are safe and feasible in patients.These findings provide an important platform for future lager scale clinical trials on immunotherapy in patients with hepatobiliary malignancies.Conclusions:With the continuous advances of cellular immunotherapy,the combination of cellular immunotherapy with surgery,chemotherapy and radiotherapy will be new therapeutic strategies for patients with hepatobiliary cancer.
