Immunological aspects of cancer chemotherapy

Laurence Zitvogel, Lionel Apetoh, François Ghiringhelli, Guido Kroemer

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    Résumé

    Accumulating evidence indicates that the innate and adaptive immune systems make a crucial contribution to the antitumour effects of conventional chemotherapy-based and radiotherapy-based cancer treatments. Moreover, the molecular and cellular bases of the immunogenicity of cell death that is induced by cytotoxic agents are being progressively unravelled, challenging the guidelines that currently govern the development of anticancer drugs. Here, we review the immunological aspects of conventional cancer treatments and propose that future successes in the fight against cancer will rely on the development and clinical application of combined chemo- and immunotherapies.

    langue originaleAnglais
    Pages (de - à)59-73
    Nombre de pages15
    journalNature Reviews Immunology
    Volume8
    Numéro de publication1
    Les DOIs
    étatPublié - 1 janv. 2008

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