The Role of Glioma Microenvironment in Immune Modulation: Potential Targets for Intervention

Title: The Role of Glioma Microenvironment in Immune Modulation: Potential Targets for Intervention

Volume: 3 Issue: 7

Author(s): Mahua Dey, S. Farzana Hussain and Amy B. Heimberger

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Keywords: Microglia, Antigen presenting cells, Glioblastoma multiforme, Dendritic cell, Regulatory T cell, Central nervous system

Abstract: Malignant gliomas are associated with poor prognoses despite surgical, radiation and chemotherapy interventions. Since notable side-effects are associated with each of the aforementioned therapies, the future design of glioma immunotherapy clinical trials will need to address immune modulation at multiple levels for efficacious results. The review discusses emerging data that provides novel insights into immune modulation and their possible implications for immunotherapeutic approaches. The next generation of immunotherapy is largely focused on improving immune effector targeting and directing the tumor immune microenvironment to work synergistically with systematic immune activation.

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Dey Mahua, Farzana Hussain S. and Heimberger B. Amy, The Role of Glioma Microenvironment in Immune Modulation: Potential Targets for Intervention, Letters in Drug Design & Discovery 2006; 3 (7) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/157018006778194844