Immunogenic Cell Death Enhances Immunotherapy of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma: From Preclinical to Clinical Studies

Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is the most lethal tumor involving the pediatric central nervous system. The median survival of children that are diagnosed with DIPG is only 9 to 11 months. More than 200 clinical trials have failed to increase the survival outcomes using conventional cytotox...

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Main Authors: Guohao Liu, Yanmei Qiu, Po Zhang, Zirong Chen, Sui Chen, Weida Huang, Baofeng Wang, Xingjiang Yu, Dongsheng Guo
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Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/14/9/1762
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author Guohao Liu
Yanmei Qiu
Po Zhang
Zirong Chen
Sui Chen
Weida Huang
Baofeng Wang
Xingjiang Yu
Dongsheng Guo
author_facet Guohao Liu
Yanmei Qiu
Po Zhang
Zirong Chen
Sui Chen
Weida Huang
Baofeng Wang
Xingjiang Yu
Dongsheng Guo
author_sort Guohao Liu
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description Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is the most lethal tumor involving the pediatric central nervous system. The median survival of children that are diagnosed with DIPG is only 9 to 11 months. More than 200 clinical trials have failed to increase the survival outcomes using conventional cytotoxic or myeloablative chemotherapy. Immunotherapy presents exciting therapeutic opportunities against DIPG that is characterized by unique and heterogeneous features. However, the non-inflammatory DIPG microenvironment greatly limits the role of immunotherapy in DIPG. Encouragingly, the induction of immunogenic cell death, accompanied by the release of damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) shows satisfactory efficacy of immune stimulation and antitumor strategies. This review dwells on the dilemma and advances in immunotherapy for DIPG, and the potential efficacy of immunogenic cell death (ICD) in the immunotherapy of DIPG.
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spelling doaj.art-8e9b0ecf0cb9435fa44f54250448c55b2023-11-23T18:20:02ZengMDPI AGPharmaceutics1999-49232022-08-01149176210.3390/pharmaceutics14091762Immunogenic Cell Death Enhances Immunotherapy of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma: From Preclinical to Clinical StudiesGuohao Liu0Yanmei Qiu1Po Zhang2Zirong Chen3Sui Chen4Weida Huang5Baofeng Wang6Xingjiang Yu7Dongsheng Guo8Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, ChinaDepartment of Neurology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, ChinaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, ChinaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, ChinaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, Jinshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, ChinaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, ChinaDepartment of Histology and Embryology, School of Basic Medicine, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, ChinaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430000, ChinaDiffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is the most lethal tumor involving the pediatric central nervous system. The median survival of children that are diagnosed with DIPG is only 9 to 11 months. More than 200 clinical trials have failed to increase the survival outcomes using conventional cytotoxic or myeloablative chemotherapy. Immunotherapy presents exciting therapeutic opportunities against DIPG that is characterized by unique and heterogeneous features. However, the non-inflammatory DIPG microenvironment greatly limits the role of immunotherapy in DIPG. Encouragingly, the induction of immunogenic cell death, accompanied by the release of damage-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) shows satisfactory efficacy of immune stimulation and antitumor strategies. This review dwells on the dilemma and advances in immunotherapy for DIPG, and the potential efficacy of immunogenic cell death (ICD) in the immunotherapy of DIPG.https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/14/9/1762diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomaimmune microenvironmentimmunotherapyimmunogenic cell deathdamage associated molecular patterns
spellingShingle Guohao Liu
Yanmei Qiu
Po Zhang
Zirong Chen
Sui Chen
Weida Huang
Baofeng Wang
Xingjiang Yu
Dongsheng Guo
Immunogenic Cell Death Enhances Immunotherapy of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma: From Preclinical to Clinical Studies
Pharmaceutics
diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma
immune microenvironment
immunotherapy
immunogenic cell death
damage associated molecular patterns
title Immunogenic Cell Death Enhances Immunotherapy of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma: From Preclinical to Clinical Studies
title_full Immunogenic Cell Death Enhances Immunotherapy of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma: From Preclinical to Clinical Studies
title_fullStr Immunogenic Cell Death Enhances Immunotherapy of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma: From Preclinical to Clinical Studies
title_full_unstemmed Immunogenic Cell Death Enhances Immunotherapy of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma: From Preclinical to Clinical Studies
title_short Immunogenic Cell Death Enhances Immunotherapy of Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma: From Preclinical to Clinical Studies
title_sort immunogenic cell death enhances immunotherapy of diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma from preclinical to clinical studies
topic diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma
immune microenvironment
immunotherapy
immunogenic cell death
damage associated molecular patterns
url https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4923/14/9/1762
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