|
|
||||||||
Review |
Luis E. Raez, MD, FACP, Epidemiology and Public Health, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
Steven Fein, MD, MPH, Division of Hematology/Oncology, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
Eckhard R. Podack, MD, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, Miami, Florida
Reprint Requests: Luis E. Raez, MD, Epidemiology and Public Health, Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Miami School of Medicine, 1475 NW 12 Avenue, #3510, Miami, FL 33136, Tel: 305-243-6644, Fax: 305-243-5326, E-mail: lraez{at}med.miami.edu
Recent insights into anti-tumor immunotherapy have led to a wave of clinical trials involving immunotherapy for lung cancer. Vaccines have evolved from nonspecific immune stimulants, like Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), to much more specific and potent strategies, some of which generate active immune responses against tumor-associated antigens. Understanding the mechanisms of anti-tumor immunity and identifying target antigens will likely improve these therapeutic strategies and provide them with a niche in the future of lung cancer therapy.
Key Words: Immunotherapy Non-small cell lung cancer Small cell lung cancer Tumor immunology Tumor vaccines
This article has been cited by other articles:
![]() |
E. A. Hirschowitz and J. R. Yannelli Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer Proceedings of the ATS, April 15, 2009; 6(2): 224 - 232. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
A. F. Cheung, M. J.P. DuPage, H. K. Dong, J. Chen, and T. Jacks Regulated Expression of a Tumor-Associated Antigen Reveals Multiple Levels of T-Cell Tolerance in a Mouse Model of Lung Cancer Cancer Res., November 15, 2008; 68(22): 9459 - 9468. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
![]() |
A. Sharma, A. Saha, S. Bhattacharjee, S. Majumdar, and S. K. Das Gupta Specific and Randomly Derived Immunoactive Peptide Mimotopes of Mycobacterial Antigens Clin. Vaccine Immunol., October 1, 2006; 13(10): 1143 - 1154. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] |
||||
| HOME | HELP | FEEDBACK | SUBSCRIPTIONS | ARCHIVE | SEARCH | TABLE OF CONTENTS |