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Early Investigations And Recent Advances In Intraperitoneal Immunotherapy For Peritoneal Metastasis., Anusha Thadi, Marian Khalili, William F. Morano, Scott D. Richard, Steven C. Katz, Wilbur B. Bowne Sep 2018

Early Investigations And Recent Advances In Intraperitoneal Immunotherapy For Peritoneal Metastasis., Anusha Thadi, Marian Khalili, William F. Morano, Scott D. Richard, Steven C. Katz, Wilbur B. Bowne

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty Papers

Peritoneal metastasis (PM) is an advanced stage malignancy largely refractory to modern therapy. Intraperitoneal (IP) immunotherapy offers a novel approach for the control of regional disease of the peritoneal cavity by breaking immune tolerance. These strategies include heightening T-cell response and vaccine induction of anti-cancer memory against tumor-associated antigens. Early investigations with chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T cells), vaccine-based therapies, dendritic cells (DCs) in combination with pro-inflammatory cytokines and natural killer cells (NKs), adoptive cell transfer, and immune checkpoint inhibitors represent significant advances in the treatment of PM. IP delivery of CAR-T cells has shown demonstrable suppression of tumors …