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A Bioluminescent and Fluorescent Orthotopic Syngeneic Murine Model of Androgen-dependent and Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer
Published on: March 6, 2018
Current and Emerging Immunotherapies for Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer
1Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Centre Hospitalier de I'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec, Canada.
Abstract:
Despite advances in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) treatment, therapies that provide long-term survival are still needed. In 2010, sipuleucel-T was approved for CRPC on the basis of improved overall survival. Recently, new immunotherapeutic approaches have emerged with perhaps the most exciting being immune-checkpoint inhibition. Here, we provide an overview of immunotherapies for CRPC, with a focus on immune-checkpoint inhibition with ipilimumab. We consider how experience with ipilimumab in melanoma might inform future use in CRPC and describe ongoing phase 3 trials. Finally, we discuss the potential for improved antitumor activity when ipilimumab is combined with hormonal or bone-targeted agents.
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