Immunogenic cell death: Chemoimmunotherapy in the clinic

Abstract

Although cancer chemotherapy has historically been considered immune suppressive, we now understand that combining chemoimmunotherapy incites a mechanism called Immunogenic cell death. These mechanisms are now moving from concepts to the clinic. Recently dramatic advances in lung cancer treatment by combining chemotherapy with immunotherapy have led the way to this new frontier in cancer medicine. We will explain the mechanism behind ICD and how it will perhaps breathe a new life into chemotherapy use in cancer, not front and center but as a helpful hand to immunotherapy.