Journal of International Oncology ›› 2019, Vol. 46 ›› Issue (9): 540-543.doi: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-422X.2019.09.006

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Progress of immunotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Qiu Shun1, Yang Jie1, Liu Qianqian2, Li Xiaojiang1   

  1. 1Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (Yunnan Cancer Hospital), Kunming 650100, China; 2Department of Thoracic Surgery, Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University (Yunnan Cancer Hospital), Kunming 650100, China
  • Received:2019-07-05 Online:2019-09-08 Published:2019-09-08
  • Contact: Li Xiaojiang E-mail:wingman11@163.com
  • Supported by:
    National Natural Science Foundation of China (81960489); Science and Technology Plan of Science and Technology Department of Yunnan Province [2018FE001(-244)]

Abstract: In recent years, immunotherapy has been highly effective in the treatment of various malignant tumors such as nasopharyngeal carcinoma, showing a good development prospect. At present, immunotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma mainly includes tumor vaccine treatment, adoptive immune cell therapy and immunological checkpoint inhibitor treatment. It is of great significance to explore the application and mechanism of immunotherapy in the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Key words: Nasopharyngea neoplasms, Immunotherapy