| Literature DB >> 32301180 |
Alexander A Strait1, Xiao-Jing Wang1,2.
Abstract
Despite a decline in the incidence of squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs) over the past 20 years, their survival rate has remained nearly the same, indicating that treatment options have not improved relative to other cancer types. Immunotherapies have a high potential for a sustained effect in SCC patients, but their response rate is low. Here, we review the suppressive role of transforming growth factor-beta (TGFβ) on the antitumor immune response in SCC and present its potential as a therapeutic target in combination with the current range of immunotherapies available for SCC patients. We conclude that SCCs are an optimal cancer type to study the effectiveness of TGFβ inhibition due to the prevalence of dysregulated TGFβ signaling in them.Entities:
Keywords: head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; immune checkpoint blockade; immunotherapy; tumor microenvironment
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32301180 PMCID: PMC7282943 DOI: 10.1002/mc.23196
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Mol Carcinog ISSN: 0899-1987 Impact factor: 4.784