Griffiths T R L, Mellon J K
Department of Cancer Studies and Molecular Medicine, University of Leicester, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UK.
Postgrad Med J. 2004 Jun;80(944):320-7. doi: 10.1136/pgmj.2003.013508.
For patients with urological cancers, immunotherapy is currently a treatment option for metastatic renal cell carcinoma, and those with "high risk" superficial bladder cancers. In this review, our current understanding of tumour immune escape is discussed. The principles and role of current immunotherapies for these tumours are described, and new areas of immunotherapeutic promise are highlighted.