Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Ave, Rabb 430, Boston, MA, 02215, USA.
Curr Oncol Rep. 2013 Jun;15(3):224-31. doi: 10.1007/s11912-013-0306-8.
Despite the development of several novel therapies in recent years, genitourinary (GU) malignancies remain associated with significant morbidity and mortality. An improved understanding of how the immune system responds to cancer has led to the clinical development of several targeted immunotherapies. Data from recent clinical trials suggests that these agents might improve the prognosis of patients with advanced GU malignancies. This review article will discuss the current state of immunotherapy and describe future directions in combination therapy and biomarker development for cancers of the kidney, bladder and prostate.
尽管近年来开发了几种新型疗法,但泌尿生殖系统(GU)恶性肿瘤仍然与显著的发病率和死亡率相关。对免疫系统如何应对癌症的认识的提高,导致了几种靶向免疫疗法的临床开发。最近临床试验的数据表明,这些药物可能改善晚期 GU 恶性肿瘤患者的预后。本文综述了免疫治疗的现状,并描述了联合治疗和生物标志物开发在肾脏、膀胱和前列腺癌方面的未来方向。