Clinical Experience and Recent Advances in the Development of Listeria-Based Tumor Immunotherapies.

ABSTRACT: The promise of tumor immunotherapy to significantly improve survival in patients who are refractory to long-standing therapies, such as chemotherapy and radiation, is now being realized. While immune checkpoint inhibitors that target PD-1 and CTLA-4 are leading the charge in clinical efficacy, there are a number of other promising tumor immunotherapies in advanced development such as Listeria-based vaccines. Due to its unique life cycle and ability to induce robust CTL responses, attenuated strains of Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) have been utilized as vaccine vectors targeting both infectious disease and cancer. In fact, preclinical studies in a multitude of cancer types have found Listeria-based vaccines to be highly effective at activating anti-tumor immunity a

SUBMITTER: Oladejo M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8081050 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature