分子影像在评估免疫治疗反应的发展现状

Current development of molecular imaging for assessing immunotherapy response

  • 摘要: 癌症是导致死亡的主要原因之一,免疫疗法的出现显著改变了许多癌症的临床管理。然而,由于肿瘤免疫微环境的异质性,长期持久的肿瘤控制仅在接受这些治疗的小部分患者中实现。目前用于预测免疫治疗反应的生物标志物和评估方法均有其不可忽视的局限性。靶向肿瘤免疫微环境的分子影像技术可通过可视化肿瘤异质性显像,在寻找评估治疗反应的有效标志物领域取得新进展。笔者就核医学靶向肿瘤免疫微环境标记物评估免疫治疗反应的发展现状进行综述。

     

    Abstract: Cancer is the one of the leading causes of death. The advent of immunotherapy has significantly changed the clinical management of various tumors. However, due to the heterogeneity of the tumor immune microenvironment, long-term and sustained control of tumor progression occurs only in a small subset of patients who receive immunotherapy. Currently, the biomarkers and diagnostic methods used to assess patient′s response to immunotherapy have their undeniable limitations. Molecular imaging techniques targeting the tumor immune microenvironment can visualize tumor heterogeneity, offering new advancements in identifying effective biomarkers to assess response. This article reviews the current development in nuclear medicine for targeting biomarkers of tumor immune microenvironment to assess response to immunotherapy.

     

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