Ovarian Cancer Immunotherapy: Preclinical Models and Emerging Therapeutics.

ABSTRACT: Immunotherapy has emerged as one of the most promising approaches for ovarian cancer treatment. The tumor microenvironment (TME) is a key factor to consider when stimulating antitumoral responses as it consists largely of tumor promoting immunosuppressive cell types that attenuate antitumor immunity. As our understanding of the determinants of the TME composition grows, we have begun to appreciate the need to address both inter- and intra-tumor heterogeneity, mutation/neoantigen burden, immune landscape, and stromal cell contributions. The majority of immunotherapy studies in ovarian cancer have been performed using the well-characterized murine ID8 ovarian carcinoma model. Numerous other animal models of ovarian cancer exist, but have been underutilized because of their narrow initial cha

SUBMITTER: McCloskey CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6115831 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature