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Abstract

At odds with conventional chemotherapeutics, targeted anticancer agents are designed to inhibit precise molecular alterations that support oncogenesis or tumor progression. Despite such an elevated degree of molecular specificity, many clinically employed and experimental targeted anticancer agents also mediate immunostimulatory or immunosuppressive effects that (at least in some settings) influence therapeutic efficacy. Here, we discuss the main immunomodulatory effects of targeted anticancer agents and explore potential avenues to harness them in support of superior clinical efficacy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)310-345
Number of pages36
JournalCancer Cell
Volume39
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 8 2021
Externally publishedYes

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Keywords

  • BRAF
  • CD8 cytotoxic T lymphocytes
  • CDK4/CDK6
  • CGAS signaling
  • DNA damage response
  • EGFR
  • KRAS
  • T cells
  • TGF-β
  • immune checkpoint blockers
  • immunogenic cell death
  • Humans
  • Antineoplastic Agents/immunology
  • Disease Progression
  • Animals
  • Neoplasms/immunology
  • Immunomodulation/immunology

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