Immunoscore and Immunoprofiling in cancer: an update from the melanoma and immunotherapy bridge 2015.

Galon, J; Fox, B A; Bifulco, C B; Masucci, G; Rau, Tilman; Botti, G; Marincola, F M; Ciliberto, G; Pages, F; Ascierto, P A; Capone, M (2016). Immunoscore and Immunoprofiling in cancer: an update from the melanoma and immunotherapy bridge 2015. Journal of translational medicine, 14(273), p. 273. BioMed Central 10.1186/s12967-016-1029-z

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The fifth "Melanoma Bridge Meeting" took place in Naples, December 1-5th, 2015. The main topics discussed at this meeting were: Molecular and Immuno advances, Immunotherapies and Combination Therapies, Tumor Microenvironment and Biomarkers and Immunoscore. The natural history of cancer involves interactions between the tumor and the immune system of the host. The immune infiltration at the tumor site may be indicative of host response. Significant correlations were shown between the levels of immune cell infiltration in tumors and patient's clinical outcome. Moreover, incredible progress comes from the discovery of mutation-encoded tumor neoantigens. In fact, as tumors grow, they acquire mutations that are able to influence the response of patients to immune checkpoint inhibitors. It has been demonstrated that sensitivity to PD-1 and CTLA-4 blockade in patients with advanced NSCLC and melanoma was enhanced in tumors enriched for clonal neoantigens. The road ahead is still very long, but the knowledge of the mechanisms of immune escape, the study of tumor neo-antigens as well as of tumor microenvironment and the development of new immunotherapy strategies, will make cancer a more and more treatable disease.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Pathology > Clinical Pathology

UniBE Contributor:

Rau, Tilman

ISSN:

1479-5876

Publisher:

BioMed Central

Language:

English

Submitter:

Doris Haefelin

Date Deposited:

22 Dec 2016 15:36

Last Modified:

05 Dec 2022 15:00

Publisher DOI:

10.1186/s12967-016-1029-z

PubMed ID:

27650038

Uncontrolled Keywords:

Immunoprofiling; Immunoscore; Melanoma

BORIS DOI:

10.7892/boris.92056

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/92056

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