Innate Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: The Next Breakthrough in Medical Oncology?
Innate Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: The Next Breakthrough in Medical Oncology?
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先天免疫检查点抑制剂:肿瘤医学的下一个突破?
DOI:
10.1158/1535-7163.mct-21-0041
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发表时间:
2021-06
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5.7
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While immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of many types of advanced cancer, most patients still do not derive benefit. The currently available immune checkpoint inhibitors target the adaptive immune system, generating a T cell anti-tumor response. However, an anti-tumor immune response depends on a complex interplay of both innate and adaptive immune cells. The innate immune system is a promising new target, and innate immune checkpoint inhibitors can disrupt inhibitory interactions (“don’t eat me” signals) between tumor and both phagocytes and natural killer cells. The checkpoint inhibitor may also provide a stimulatory interaction (“eat me” signal), or this can be achieved through use of combination therapy. This generates anti-tumor effector functions including phagocytosis, natural cytotoxicity, antibody-dependent effects, and synergistic activation of the adaptive immune system via antigen presentation. This is a rapidly expanding area of drug development, either alone or in combination (with anti-cancer antibodies or adaptive immune checkpoint inhibitors). Here, we comprehensively review the mechanism of action and up-to-date solid tumor clinical trial data of the drugs targeting phagocytosis checkpoints (SIRPα/CD47, LILRB1/MHC-I, and LILRB2/MHC-I) and natural killer cell checkpoints (TIGIT/CD112 + CD155, PVRIG/CD112, KIRs/MHC-I, and NKG2A-CD94/HLA-E). Innate immune checkpoint inhibitors could once again revolutionize immune-based cancer therapies.