Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most frequent liver cancer. Immunotherapy has been explored in this disease in order to improve survival outcomes. Nowadays, scientific research is focusing especially on immune checkpoint inhibitors, in particular anti-PD1, anti-PD-L1 and anti-CTLA4 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), as single-agent or in combination with other immunotherapy agents, target therapies, anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and other agents targeting specific molecular pathways. Other immunotherapy strategies have been assessed or are under investigation in advanced HCC, namely cytokines, adoptive cell therapy, oncolytic virus, cancer vaccines. Each treatment presents specific efficacy and toxicity profiles, strictly related to their mechanism of action and to advanced HCC tumour microenvironment (TME). The aim of this review is to outline the state-of-the-art of immunotherapy in advanced HCC treatment, highlighting data on already investigated treatment strategies, safety and toxicity (including HBV/HCV-related HCC), and ongoing clinical trials focusing on new promising therapeutic weapons.

Introducing immunotherapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma patients: Too early or too fast? / Lai, Eleonora; Astara, Giorgio; Ziranu, Pina; Pretta, Andrea; Migliari, Marco; Dubois, Marco; Donisi, Clelia; Mariani, Stefano; Liscia, Nicole; Impera, Valentino; Persano, Mara; Tolu, Simona; Balconi, Francesca; Pinna, Giovanna; Spanu, Dario; Pireddu, Annagrazia; Saba, Giorgio; Camera, Silvia; Musio, Francesca; Puzzoni, Marco; Pusceddu, Valeria; Madeddu, Clelia; Casadei Gardini, Andrea; Scartozzi, Mario. - In: CRITICAL REVIEWS IN ONCOLOGY HEMATOLOGY. - ISSN 1040-8428. - 157:(2020), p. 103167. [10.1016/j.critrevonc.2020.103167]

Introducing immunotherapy for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma patients: Too early or too fast?

Casadei Gardini, Andrea;
2020-01-01

Abstract

Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most frequent liver cancer. Immunotherapy has been explored in this disease in order to improve survival outcomes. Nowadays, scientific research is focusing especially on immune checkpoint inhibitors, in particular anti-PD1, anti-PD-L1 and anti-CTLA4 monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), as single-agent or in combination with other immunotherapy agents, target therapies, anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and other agents targeting specific molecular pathways. Other immunotherapy strategies have been assessed or are under investigation in advanced HCC, namely cytokines, adoptive cell therapy, oncolytic virus, cancer vaccines. Each treatment presents specific efficacy and toxicity profiles, strictly related to their mechanism of action and to advanced HCC tumour microenvironment (TME). The aim of this review is to outline the state-of-the-art of immunotherapy in advanced HCC treatment, highlighting data on already investigated treatment strategies, safety and toxicity (including HBV/HCV-related HCC), and ongoing clinical trials focusing on new promising therapeutic weapons.
2020
Adoptive cell transfer
Advanced hepatocellular carcinoma
Cytokines
Immune checkpoint inhibitors
Immune-related toxicity
Oncolytic virus
Vaccines
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