Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in melanoma.

Abstract

Adoptive cell therapy using tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) is arguably the most effective treatment for patients with metastatic melanoma. With higher response rates than ipilimumab or IL-2, and longer durations of response than vemurafenib, TIL therapy carries the potential to transform current outcomes in melanoma, while also defining the way cell-based immunotherapy gets incorporated into mainstream cancer treatment. This paper will review the current state of TIL therapy in melanoma, the strategies to improve its efficacy, the current obstacles, and future directions to expand the availability of TIL to the general patient population.

• Authors: Sylvia Lee, Kim Margolin
• Journal: Current oncology reports (Curr Oncol Rep) Vol. 14 Issue 5 Pg. 468-74 (Oct 2012) ISSN: 1534-6269 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 22878966 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Review)

Chemical References

• Antineoplastic Agents
• Interleukin-2

Topics

• Adoptive Transfer (methods)
• Antineoplastic Agents (therapeutic use)
• CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes (immunology, transplantation)
• CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes (immunology, transplantation)
• Cell Culture Techniques (methods)
• Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
• Combined Modality Therapy
• Humans
• Immunotherapy, Adoptive (methods)
• Interleukin-2 (therapeutic use)
• Lymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating (immunology, transplantation)
• Melanoma (immunology, pathology, therapy)
• T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory (immunology)