Department of Medical Oncology, VU University Medical Center, PO Box 7057, 1007MB, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
J Clin Immunol. 2012 Feb;32(1):25-35. doi: 10.1007/s10875-011-9595-6. Epub 2011 Nov 4.
Castration-resistant prostate cancer is a disease with limited treatment options. However, the ongoing elucidation of the mechanisms underlying this disease continues to support the development of not only novel agents, but also innovative approaches. Among these therapies, immunotherapy has emerged as a promising strategy.
This review article summarizes the most recent data from investigations of immunotherapies in castration-resistant prostate cancer (literature and congress searches current as of August 2011).
Immunotherapeutic strategies such as passive immunization, vaccines, and particularly checkpoint blockade have demonstrated some efficacy as single agents. Elucidation of effective combinations of agents and drug regimens is ongoing but will require continued careful investigation, including the standardization of surrogate endpoints in clinical trials.
It is hypothesized that the combination of immunotherapeutic agents with traditional and novel chemotherapeutics will potentiate the efficacy of the chemotherapeutics while maintaining manageable toxicity.
去势抵抗性前列腺癌是一种治疗选择有限的疾病。然而,对该疾病机制的不断阐明不仅支持了新型药物的开发,也支持了创新方法的开发。在这些疗法中,免疫疗法已经成为一种很有前途的策略。
本文综述了截至 2011 年 8 月对去势抵抗性前列腺癌免疫治疗的最新研究数据(文献和会议检索)。
免疫治疗策略,如被动免疫、疫苗,特别是检查点阻断,作为单一药物已经显示出一定的疗效。正在研究有效的联合药物和治疗方案,但需要继续进行仔细的研究,包括临床试验中替代终点的标准化。
人们假设免疫治疗药物与传统和新型化疗药物的联合使用将增强化疗药物的疗效,同时保持可管理的毒性。