Postablation immune microenvironment: Synergy between interventional oncology and immuno-oncology Review


Authors: Kim, D.; Erinjeri, J. P.
Review Title: Postablation immune microenvironment: Synergy between interventional oncology and immuno-oncology
Abstract: Current tumor thermal ablation techniques rely on extreme temperatures to induce irreversible cellular injury and coagulative tissue necrosis. Ablation-induced cellular injury or death releases cancer neoantigens and activates the cancer-immunity cycle, potentially generating tumor-specific immune effectors. However, multiple negative regulatory modulators exist at each step of the cycle, mitigating meaningful and therapeutic anticancer effect provided by the immune system. Recent studies have focused on the introduction and testing of adjuvant immunotherapy combined with ablation to synergistically shift the equilibrium out of inhibitory immune modulation. This article reviews the immune microenvironment in relation to image-guided ablation techniques and discusses current and upcoming novel strategies to take advantage of antitumor immunity. © 2019 Massachussetts Medical Society. All rights reserved.
Keywords: cancer immunotherapy; inflammation; oncology; carcinogenesis; immunotherapy; cell damage; tumor immunity; immunomodulation; immunostimulation; ablation therapy; tumor microenvironment; phase 2 clinical trial (topic); phase 3 clinical trial (topic); phase 1 clinical trial (topic); ablation; tumor ablation; interventional oncology; tumor immunogenicity; synergistic effect; human; priority journal; article; immune microenvironment
Journal Title: Seminars in Interventional Radiology
Volume: 36
Issue: 4
ISSN: 0739-9529
Publisher: Thieme Publishing  
Date Published: 2019-10-01
Start Page: 334
End Page: 342
Language: English
DOI: 10.1055/s-0039-1696704
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC6823044
PUBMED: 31680725
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  1. Joseph Patrick Erinjeri
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  2. Daehee Kim
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