Recent advances in sonodynamic immunotherapy

Jia-Rui Du1, Yang Wang1, Zong-Hua Yue1

  • 1Department of Ultrasound, China-Japan Union Hospital of Jilin University, No. 126, Xian Tai Street, Changchun and Jilin, 130000, China.

Tumor immunotherapy has become an important means of tumor therapy by enhancing the immune response and triggering the activation of immune cells. However, currently, only a small number of patients respond to immunotherapy alone, and patients may experience immune-related adverse events (irAEs) during the course of treatment. Sonodynamic therapy (SDT) can produce cytotoxic substances to tumor tissue, induce apoptosis and enhance immunity. SDT combined with immunotherapy is considered a promising strategy for cancer treatment. In this mini review, we summarize the role of SDT in immunotherapy in recent years, including the application of SDT-triggered immunotherapy and the combination of SDT and immunotherapy.

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