Treating Colorectal Cancer with Immunotherapy: Implications for Single versus Combination Therapy.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose of review

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second leading cause of cancer-associated deaths in the United States, with most metastatic cases subsequently turning refractory to standard chemotherapy. One of the promising current interventions is immunotherapy that relies on harnessing the body's immune mechanisms to kill the cancer cells. The aim of this review is to highlight the implications of single versus combination immunotherapy and identify the molecular features and mutations that enhance or deter responsiveness.

Recent findings

Based on current findings, responsiveness is associated with deficiency of mismatch repair (dMMR) genes or presence of microsatellite instability (MSI-high), with high immunoscore and tumor-mutational burden contributing to better effic

SUBMITTER: Karki S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7594761 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature