Acquired mechanisms of immune escape in cancer following immunotherapy

oleh: J. Bryan Iorgulescu, David Braun, Giacomo Oliveira, Derin B. Keskin, Catherine J. Wu

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: BMC 2018-11-01

Deskripsi

Abstract Immunotherapy has revolutionized the management of numerous cancers; however, a substantial proportion that initially respond subsequently acquire means of immune escape and relapse. Analysis of recent clinical trials permits us to preliminarily understand how immunotherapies exert evolutionary pressures: selecting cancer subclones deficient in antigenicity and/or immunogenicity, thereby facilitating immune escape.