Tumour-associated macrophages as treatment targets in oncology
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- 24 January 2017
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
- Vol. 14 (7), 399-416
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nrclinonc.2016.217
Abstract
Tumour-associated macrophages (TAMs) are a key component of the cancer microenvironment, and influence tumour growth and progression TAMs can have a dual supportive and inhibitory influence on cancer, depending on the disease stage, the tissue involved, and the host microbiota TAMs can limit the antitumour activity of conventional chemotherapy and radiotherapy by orchestrating a tumour-promoting repair response to tissue damage, and by providing a protective niche for cancer stem cells Conversely, TAMs contribute to the antitumour activity of selected chemotherapeutic agents, such as doxorubicin (under certain conditions), and of monoclonal antibody therapies via antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity (ADCC) and phagocytosis (ADCP) Of note, macrophage depletion has a key role in the antitumour activity of the clinically approved anticancer agent trabectedin Therapeutic strategies targeting macrophages as tumour-promoting factors, and/or aimed at macrophage activation and re-education are undergoing clinical assessment; such strategies have the potential to complement cytoreductive, antiangiogenic, and immune-checkpoint-inhibitor treatmentsThis publication has 196 references indexed in Scilit:
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