Yu D, Qi XM, Zhao X, Liu Y, Xue K, Jin CS, Wen LJ. [Clinical research on immune checkpoint and head and neck squamous cell carcinoma].
Zhonghua Er Bi Yan Hou Tou Jing Wai Ke Za Zhi 2017;
52:717-720. [PMID:
28910901 DOI:
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-0860.2017.09.017]
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Abstract
T cell immune checkpoint pathways contribute to tumor immune escape. Many studies have shown that immune checkpoint is demonstrably correlated with tumor grade or prognosis in several types of malignancies and immune checkpoint has become a new biological index for tumor detection and prognosis. Immune checkpoint inhibitors have shown promising tumor outcomes in clinical trials for some advanced solid tumors and it will become a new target for cancer immunotherapy. In this review we will explore the correlation between expressions of immune checkpoint-associated genes and proteins in immune microenviroment and prognosis of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, and specifically will discuss how this pathway can be manipulated with immune therapeutic drugs.
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