| Literature DB >> 30058598 |
Kosaku Mimura1,2,3, Leo Yamada1, Daisuke Ujiie1, Suguru Hayase1, Takeshi Tada1, Hiroyuki Hanayama1, Aung Kyi Thar Min1, Masahiko Shibata1,2, Tomoyuki Momma1, Zenichiro Saze1, Shinji Ohki1, Koji Kono1.
Abstract
Cancer vaccines and immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have recently been employed as immunotherapies for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). Cancer vaccines for ESCC have yielded several promising results from investigator-initiated phase I and II clinical trials. Furthermore, a Randomized Controlled Trial as an adjuvant setting after curative surgery is in progress in Japan. On the other hand, ICI, anti-CTLA-4 mAb and anti-PD-1 mAb, have demonstrated tumor shrinkage and improved overall survival in patients with multiple cancer types. For ESCC, several clinical trials using anti-PD-1/anti-PD-L1 mAb are underway with several recent promising results. In this review, cancer vaccines and ICI are discussed as novel therapeutic strategies for ESCC.Entities:
Keywords: cancer vaccine; esophageal squamous cell carcinoma; immune checkpoint inhibitors; immunotherapy
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Year: 2018 PMID: 30058598 PMCID: PMC6141453 DOI: 10.5387/fms.2018-09
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Fukushima J Med Sci ISSN: 0016-2590