Combining DNA damaging therapeutics with immunotherapy: more haste, less speed
Brown J, Sundar R, Lopez J. Combining DNA damaging therapeutics with immunotherapy: more haste, less speed. British Journal Of Cancer 2017, 118: 312-324. PMID: 29123260, PMCID: PMC5808021, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2017.376.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmunogenic cell deathDNA-damaging therapeuticsPromote immunogenic cell deathPhase I-III trialsDurable response rateDNA-damaging agentsAntitumour immune responseRegimens to patientsProperties of malignant cellsChoice of combinationsCell deathAntitumour immunitySequence of agentsNeoantigen productionTumor microenvironmentMalignant cellsNeoantigen repertoireInflammatory milieuPreclinical workImmune cellsCombination trialsDamaging agentsImmunological memoryMinimal toxicityHypothesis-driven trial