Dissecting the Immunological Landscape of Human Malignancies
A special issue of Biomedicines (ISSN 2227-9059). This special issue belongs to the section "Immunology and Immunotherapy".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2017) | Viewed by 62526
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Tumours are organised tissues that are infiltrated with immune cell populations of both the lymphoid and myeloid lineage and possess both tumour-promoting and tumour-inhibiting properties. Pre-existing immunological features contribute to the ability of patients with cancer to respond to immunotherapy with immunomodulatory agents such as checkpoint inhibitors. This Special Issue will focus on novel tools, which are being developed to analyse the diversity of immune genes, proteins, cells and pathways in the tumour microenvironment. Powerful technologies, such as genome-wide association studies (GWAS), multiplexed immunohistochemistry, high-dimensional blood profiling of immune cells by flow cytometry and mass cytometry, are increasingly being integrated to assess immune competence and the likelihood of patients to respond to immunotherapy. A broader understanding of baseline immunity (the “immunoscore”), both in the periphery and in the tumour microenvironment, and of immune escape mechanisms is likely to expedite the identification of biomarkers that are predictive of clinical outcome and to foster the clinical implementation of a more refined and personalised approach to immune-based interventions.
Prof. Sergio Rutella
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Biomarker
- genomics
- proteomics
- cancer immunotherapy
- immune profiling
- immune checkpoints
- tumour microenvironment
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