作者: S. Harrison Farber , Aladine A. Elsamadicy , Ahmet Fatih Atik , Carter M. Suryadevara , Pakawat Chongsathidkiet
DOI: 10.1080/14740338.2017.1273898
关键词: Immunology 、 Immunotherapy 、 Clinical trial 、 Oncology 、 Internal medicine 、 Blockade 、 Adjuvant 、 Medicine 、 Adverse effect 、 Vaccination 、 Immune checkpoint 、 Brain tumor
摘要: ABSTRACTIntroduction: Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common malignant primary brain tumor in adults. Current standard of care involves maximal surgical resection combined with adjuvant chemoradiation. Growing support exists for a role immunotherapy treating these tumors goal targeted cytotoxicity. Here we review data on safety current immunotherapies being tested GBM.Areas covered: Safety from published clinical trials, including ongoing trials were reviewed. Immunotherapeutic classes currently under investigation GBM include various vaccination strategies, adoptive T cell immunotherapy, immune checkpoint blockade, monoclonal antibodies, and cytokine therapies. Trials children, adolescents, adults either or recurrent GBM.Expert opinion: Based reviewed targeting are safe well-tolerated minimal toxicities which should be noted. However, gains patient survival have be...