ArticleThe oncologist2023
Emerging Trends in Immunotherapy for Adult Sarcomas.
Article in The oncologist, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.
- Review
- The neuro-vascular-immune triad: the interactive network in the tumor microenvironment.Cell communication and signaling : CCS · 2026Review
- Drug-eluting bead transarterial chemoembolization combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors is associated with improved progression-free survival in locally advanced or metastatic sarcoma: a retrospective propensity score-matched analysis.Therapeutic advances in medical oncology · 2026Article
- Prioritization of novel agents for further investigation in pediatric non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcomas: A report from the Children's Oncology Group.European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990) · 2025Review
- Immunotherapy Plus Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Sarcomas: Is There a Potential for Synergism?OncoTargets and therapy · 2023Review
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Abstract
Soft-tissue sarcomas (STS) are a rare and heterogeneous group of malignant tumors that arise from the oncogenic transformation of mesenchymal tissue. There are over 100 distinct STS histological and molecular subtypes with unique clinical, therapeutic, and prognostic features with variable responses to therapy regimens. Given the quality-of-life concerns and limited efficacy with current regimens, including cytotoxic chemotherapy, there is a need for novel therapies and regimens to treat advanced STS. Although immune checkpoint inhibitors have demonstrated significant improvements in survival outcomes in other cancer types, there remains ambiguous data on the impact of immunotherapy in sarcoma. Biomarkers like PD-1/PD-L1 are not always predictive of outcomes. Therefore, researching emerging novel therapies, such as CAR-T and adoptive cell therapies, is critical to understanding STS biology, STS tumor immune microenvironment immunomodulatory strategies that improve immune response, and survival outcomes. We discuss the underlying biology of the STS tumor immune microenvironment, immunomodulatory strategies that augment pre-existing immune responses, and novel approaches to develop sarcoma-specific antigen-based therapies.
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