Immunomodulation and Immunotherapy for Patients with Prostate Cancer: An Up-to-Date Review

Immunotherapy alone or in combination with chemotherapy or radiotherapy is the frontline treatment for melanoma and lung cancer. However, its role in prostate cancer is usually as a fourth-line treatment. It is usually employed in patients with metastasis, after androgen blockade and chemotherapy. T...

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Main Author: Nigel P. Murray
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-05-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/13/5/1179
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description Immunotherapy alone or in combination with chemotherapy or radiotherapy is the frontline treatment for melanoma and lung cancer. However, its role in prostate cancer is usually as a fourth-line treatment. It is usually employed in patients with metastasis, after androgen blockade and chemotherapy. This article reviews the immunosuppressive effects of prostate cancer and possible uses of various types of immunotherapies. It also considers when would be the optimal time to employ this type of therapy.
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spelling doaj-art-10c57f5f93ff458db7d7014ead653af72025-08-20T01:56:14ZengMDPI AGBiomedicines2227-90592025-05-01135117910.3390/biomedicines13051179Immunomodulation and Immunotherapy for Patients with Prostate Cancer: An Up-to-Date ReviewNigel P. Murray0Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Finis Terrae, Santiago 7501015, ChileImmunotherapy alone or in combination with chemotherapy or radiotherapy is the frontline treatment for melanoma and lung cancer. However, its role in prostate cancer is usually as a fourth-line treatment. It is usually employed in patients with metastasis, after androgen blockade and chemotherapy. This article reviews the immunosuppressive effects of prostate cancer and possible uses of various types of immunotherapies. It also considers when would be the optimal time to employ this type of therapy.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/13/5/1179prostate cancerimmunotherapycancer vaccinesbiochemical failuremetastasis
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Immunomodulation and Immunotherapy for Patients with Prostate Cancer: An Up-to-Date Review
Biomedicines
prostate cancer
immunotherapy
cancer vaccines
biochemical failure
metastasis
title Immunomodulation and Immunotherapy for Patients with Prostate Cancer: An Up-to-Date Review
title_full Immunomodulation and Immunotherapy for Patients with Prostate Cancer: An Up-to-Date Review
title_fullStr Immunomodulation and Immunotherapy for Patients with Prostate Cancer: An Up-to-Date Review
title_full_unstemmed Immunomodulation and Immunotherapy for Patients with Prostate Cancer: An Up-to-Date Review
title_short Immunomodulation and Immunotherapy for Patients with Prostate Cancer: An Up-to-Date Review
title_sort immunomodulation and immunotherapy for patients with prostate cancer an up to date review
topic prostate cancer
immunotherapy
cancer vaccines
biochemical failure
metastasis
url https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/13/5/1179
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