Abstract
Cancer is a complex multifactorial disease requiring combinations of several therapeutic modalities to treat it effectively. Despite advances in the field of prevention and treatment of cancer, morbidity and mortality remain high, especially for tumors that cannot be completely removed, as well as for those that are highly recurrent or highly metastatic. Surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, alone or in combination, are currently the prevalent treatment modalities. Yet, in order to treat metastases more effectively, the immune response must be recruited. In this review, we will focus on recent patents in the field of cancer that have concentrated on combining chemotherapy or radiotherapy strategies with immunotherapy, in order to eradicate the primary tumor as well as its metastases.
Keywords: Cancer, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, combination therapy, synergy
Recent Patents on Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery
Title: Innovative Cancer Treatments that Augment Radiotherapy or Chemotherapy by the Use of Immunotherapy or Gene Therapy
Volume: 1 Issue: 2
Author(s): Rudolf Lucas and Yona Keisari
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Keywords: Cancer, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, combination therapy, synergy
Abstract: Cancer is a complex multifactorial disease requiring combinations of several therapeutic modalities to treat it effectively. Despite advances in the field of prevention and treatment of cancer, morbidity and mortality remain high, especially for tumors that cannot be completely removed, as well as for those that are highly recurrent or highly metastatic. Surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, alone or in combination, are currently the prevalent treatment modalities. Yet, in order to treat metastases more effectively, the immune response must be recruited. In this review, we will focus on recent patents in the field of cancer that have concentrated on combining chemotherapy or radiotherapy strategies with immunotherapy, in order to eradicate the primary tumor as well as its metastases.
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Lucas Rudolf and Keisari Yona, Innovative Cancer Treatments that Augment Radiotherapy or Chemotherapy by the Use of Immunotherapy or Gene Therapy, Recent Patents on Anti-Cancer Drug Discovery 2006; 1 (2) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157489206777442214
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157489206777442214 |
Print ISSN 1574-8928 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 2212-3970 |
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In recent years, traditional cancer treatments, such as surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation treatment, etc., may damage the pathological tissue and normal cells. The ideal tumor treatment should be noninvasive, eliminating the primary tumor, making the body produce systemic tumor-specific immunity, eliminating metastases, and having less /no side effects. Recent Patents ...read more
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