Optimizing immunotherapy for colorectal cancer

Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2022 Feb;19(2):93-94. doi: 10.1038/s41575-021-00569-4.

Abstract

Important colorectal cancer (CRC) studies in 2021, including a new standard of care for first-line treatment of MSI-H–dMMR metastatic CRC, single-cell and spatial analysis of primary tumours and investigations of diet in preclinical models of cancer initiation, have provided novel insights into the CRC immune microenvironment.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized / therapeutic use
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological / therapeutic use
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / immunology
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Colorectal Neoplasms / therapy*
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy*
  • Tumor Microenvironment / physiology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological
  • pembrolizumab