Title:Immunotherapy for Breast Cancer Treatment: Current Evidence and
Therapeutic Options
Volume: 22
Issue: 2
Author(s): Kavita Singh, Dhananjay Yadav, Meenu Jain, Pramod Kumar Singh and Jun-O Jin*
Affiliation:
- Department of Medical Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, South Korea
- Research Institute of Cell
Culture, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Republic of Korea
Keywords:
Immunotherapy, immune check point blockades, cancer vaccine, breast cancer, estrogen receptor, progesterone.
Abstract: Breast Cancer (BC) has the highest incidence among all forms of malignancies detected
in women globally. The therapeutic approaches available for BC include chemotherapy, radiation
therapy, hormonal therapy, and surgery. Recently, advanced immunology-based therapeutics with
potential for BC treatment, including immune checkpoint blockades, vaccines, and combinations
with other treatment strategies, have emerged. Although commonly used treatments such as trastuzumab/
pertuzumab for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive BC and hormone therapy
for estrogen receptor-positive and/or progesterone receptor-positive BC are specific, triple-negative
BC cases remain a great challenge for treatment measures. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (anti-
PD-1/anti-CTLA-4) and anti-cancer vaccines (NeuVax, MUC-1, AVX901, INO-1400, and
CEA), either alone or in combination with other therapies, represent a new paradigm in cancer therapeutics.
In this review, we highlight the current immunotherapeutic aspects and ongoing trials
aimed at the development of better treatment regimens for BC.