Chiappinelli Katherine B, Zahnow Cynthia A, Ahuja Nita, Baylin Stephen B
Department of Oncology, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Maryland.
Cancer Res. 2016 Apr 1;76(7):1683-9. doi: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-15-2125. Epub 2016 Mar 17.
The most exciting recent advance for achieving durable management of advanced human cancers is immunotherapy, especially the concept of immune checkpoint blockade. However, with the exception of melanoma, most patients do not respond to immunotherapy alone. A growing body of work has shown that epigenetic drugs, specifically DNA methyltransferase inhibitors, can upregulate immune signaling in epithelial cancer cells through demethylation of endogenous retroviruses and cancer testis antigens. These demethylating agents may induce T-cell attraction and enhance immune checkpoint inhibitor efficacy in mouse models. Current clinical trials are testing this combination therapy as a potent new cancer management strategy. Cancer Res; 76(7); 1683-9. ©2016 AACR.
实现晚期人类癌症持久治疗的最令人兴奋的最新进展是免疫疗法,尤其是免疫检查点阻断的概念。然而,除黑色素瘤外,大多数患者对单独的免疫疗法没有反应。越来越多的研究表明,表观遗传药物,特别是DNA甲基转移酶抑制剂,可以通过对内源性逆转录病毒和癌胚抗原进行去甲基化来上调上皮癌细胞中的免疫信号。这些去甲基化剂可能会在小鼠模型中诱导T细胞吸引并增强免疫检查点抑制剂的疗效。目前的临床试验正在测试这种联合疗法作为一种有效的新癌症治疗策略。《癌症研究》;76(7);1683 - 9。©2016美国癌症研究协会。