Journal of International Oncology ›› 2016, Vol. 43 ›› Issue (12): 918-920.doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673422X.2016.12.009

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Precision immunotherapy for cancer

ZHANG  Bai-Hong, YUE  Hong-Yun   

  1. Department of Oncology, Lanzhou General Hospital of Lanzhou Military Region, Lanzhou 730050, China
  • Online:2016-12-08 Published:2016-11-02
  • Supported by:

    Natural Science Foundation of Gansu Province of China (1308RJZA181)

Abstract: Immune checkpoint blockades and modified T cells, which target regulating pathways in T cells to enhance antitumor immune response, provide a new weapon for cancer precision immunotherapy. However, immune checkpoint blockades result in longlasting responses only in a fraction of patients, while T cells newly modified by chimeric antigen receptors or T cell receptors are constrained by the rarity of tumorspecific antigens. Combination of therapy model and identification of advantage patients represent a path forward for immune checkpoint blockades in cancer therapy. Dualreceptor or specific receptor also opens the door to improve immune responses for precision immunotherapy.

Key words: Neoplasms, Precision immunology, Immune checkpoint blockades