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The Next Generation of Immunotherapy for Cancer: Small Molecules Could Make Big Waves

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Kerr, William G, Chisholm, John D·2019·The Journal of Immunology

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After decades of intense effort, therapeutics that leverage the immune system to fight cancer have now been conclusively demonstrated to be effective. Immuno-oncology has arrived and will play a key role in the treatment of cancer for the foreseeable future. However, the search for novel methods to improve immune responses to cancer continues unabated. Toward this end, small molecules that can either reduce immune suppression in the tumor milieu or enhance activation of cytotoxic lymphocyte responses to the tumor are actively being pursued. Such novel treatment strategies might be used as monotherapies or combined with other cancer therapies to increase and broaden their efficacy. In this article, we provide an overview of small molecule immunotherapeutic approaches for the treatment of cancer. Over the next decade and beyond, these approaches could further enhance our ability to harness the immune system to combat cancer and thus become additional weapons in the oncologist’s armory.

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Authors
Kerr, W. G., & Chisholm, J. D.
Affiliations
  • SUNY Upstate Medical University (US)
  • Syracuse University (US)
Corresponding author
Kerr, William G
Venue
The Journal of Immunology
Published
2019-01-01
Volume
202
Issue
1
Pages
11-19
ISSN
  • 0022-1767 (ISSN-L)
  • 1550-6606
OpenAlex
W2905972499
Cited by
131
References
74
Citations by year
2026: 8 · 2025: 17 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 17 · 2022: 14 · 2021: 30 · 2020: 25 · 2019: 9
FWCI
1.68
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • The Journal of Immunology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (5r01hl107127-04)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01-HL107127, R01HL085580, R01HL072523)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
Keywords
cancer immunotherapy, tumor immunosuppression, combination cancer therapy, immune checkpoint modulation
MeSH terms
Animals, Antineoplastic Agents, Drug Therapy, Combination, Humans, Immune Tolerance, Immunization, Immunotherapy, Neoplasms, Tumor Microenvironment, B7-H1 Antigen

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