The Contemporary Immunotherapies of Pancreatic Cancer

Authors

  • Yifan Chen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62051/2sm0zg44

Keywords:

CAR T-cells; GVAX vaccine; Pancreatic cancer; PD-1.

Abstract

Pancreatic cancer is a malignant tumor found in the digestive system with hidden onset, rapid progression, poor therapeutic effect and prognosis. In the last few years, immunotherapy has been included in the various solid tumors’ treatment, and pancreatic cancer immunotherapy has gradually attracted attention. Over the past decades, clinical studies have demonstrated some currently typical immunotherapies of pancreatic cancer which has already accepted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) which are immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), CAR T-cells and vaccine. Optimistically, results provided by the scientists had described effective outcomes of these immunotherapies in treating this cancer. By combining these new treatments with the traditional, safe therapies, such as surgery or chemotherapy, an increase in patients recover or survival rate has been shown through this combination. However, new therapies mean certain hurdles are existed in these methods due to the identity of “newbies.” The emerging immunotherapeutic treatments for pancreatic patients will be explored, in order to provide more rational treatment recommendations for the patients of pancreatic cancer.

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Published

10-10-2024

How to Cite

Chen, Y. (2024). The Contemporary Immunotherapies of Pancreatic Cancer. Transactions on Materials, Biotechnology and Life Sciences, 5, 14-19. https://doi.org/10.62051/2sm0zg44