Immunotherapy in cervix cancer.
The treatment approach to cervix cancer has remained unchanged for several decades and new therapeutic strategies are now required to improve outcomes, as the prognosis is still poor. In the last years, a better understanding of HPV tumor-host immune system interactions and the development of new therapeutics targeting immune checkpoints generated interest in the use of immunotherapy in cervix cancer. Preliminary phase I-II trials demonstrated the efficacy, the duration of responses and the manageable safety of this approach. Currently, many phase II and III studies are ongoing in both locally advanced and metastatic cervical cancer, assessing immunotherapy as a single agent or in combination with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. We reviewed the published data and the therapeutic implications of the most promising novel immunotherapeutic agents under investigation in cervix cancer.
['Attademo|Laura|L|', 'Tuninetti|Valentina|V|', 'Pisano|Carmela|C|', 'Cecere|Sabrina Chiara|SC|', 'Di Napoli|Marilena|M|', 'Tambaro|Rosa|R|', 'Valabrega|Giorgio|G|', 'Musacchio|Lucia|L|', 'Setola|Sergio Venanzio|SV|', 'Piccirillo|Patrizia|P|', 'Califano|Daniela|D|', 'Spina|Anna|A|', 'Losito|Simona|S|', 'Greggi|Stefano|S|', 'Pignata|Sandro|S|']
D000074322:Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological D017322:Clinical Trials, Phase II as Topic D017326:Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic D005260:Female D006801:Humans D009367:Neoplasm Staging D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms
Immunotherapy Cervix cancer HPV Immune checkpoint inhibitor