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On the road to immunotherapy - prospects for treating head and neck cancers with checkpoint inhibitor antibodies

On the road to immunotherapy - prospects for treating head and neck cancers with checkpoint inhibitor antibodies
On the road to immunotherapy - prospects for treating head and neck cancers with checkpoint inhibitor antibodies

Head and neck cancers (HNC) represent a heterogeneous cluster of aggressive malignancies that account for 3% of all cancer cases in the UK. HNC is increasing in frequency particularly in the developing world, which is related to changes in risk factors. Unfortunately, the mortality rate is high, which is chiefly attributed to late diagnosis at stages where traditional treatments fail. Cancer immunotherapy has achieved great successes in anti-tumor therapy. Checkpoint inhibitor (CI) antibodies enhance anti-tumor activity by blocking inhibitory receptors to drive tumor-specific T and NK cell effector responses. Since their introduction in 2011, CI antibodies have been approved for many cancer types including HNC. Here, we examine the development of CI therapies and look forward to future developments for treatment of HNC with CI therapies.

Checkpoint inhibitor, Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, Immunotherapy, PD-1, T cells
1664-3224
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Ward, Frank J.
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Dahal, Lekh N.
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Abu-Eid, Rasha
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Ward, Frank J.
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Dahal, Lekh N.
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Abu-Eid, Rasha
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Ward, Frank J., Dahal, Lekh N. and Abu-Eid, Rasha (2018) On the road to immunotherapy - prospects for treating head and neck cancers with checkpoint inhibitor antibodies. Frontiers in Immunology, 9 (SEP), 1-12, [2182]. (doi:10.3389/fimmu.2018.02182).

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Abstract

Head and neck cancers (HNC) represent a heterogeneous cluster of aggressive malignancies that account for 3% of all cancer cases in the UK. HNC is increasing in frequency particularly in the developing world, which is related to changes in risk factors. Unfortunately, the mortality rate is high, which is chiefly attributed to late diagnosis at stages where traditional treatments fail. Cancer immunotherapy has achieved great successes in anti-tumor therapy. Checkpoint inhibitor (CI) antibodies enhance anti-tumor activity by blocking inhibitory receptors to drive tumor-specific T and NK cell effector responses. Since their introduction in 2011, CI antibodies have been approved for many cancer types including HNC. Here, we examine the development of CI therapies and look forward to future developments for treatment of HNC with CI therapies.

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Accepted/In Press date: 4 September 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 24 September 2018
Published date: 24 September 2018
Keywords: Checkpoint inhibitor, Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, Immunotherapy, PD-1, T cells

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Local EPrints ID: 425651
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/425651
ISSN: 1664-3224
PURE UUID: 3a297f3f-f430-46d8-a692-8e2292fd4394

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Date deposited: 31 Oct 2018 17:30
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 22:25

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Author: Frank J. Ward
Author: Lekh N. Dahal
Author: Rasha Abu-Eid

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