Immunobiology. Combined targeted and immunotherapy: the future of personalized medicine

Blood. 2012 Nov 29;120(23):4454-5. doi: 10.1182/blood-2012-09-455105.

Abstract

In this issue of Blood, Yang et al have demonstrated that the therapeutic activity of a targeted therapy, the tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) dasatinib, unexpectedly depends on antitumor T-cell responses that are strongly potentiated by immunostimulation (agonist anti-OX40).

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies / pharmacology*
  • Dasatinib
  • Mastocytoma / drug therapy*
  • Pyrimidines / pharmacology*
  • T-Lymphocytes / drug effects*
  • Thiazoles / pharmacology*

Substances

  • Antibodies
  • Pyrimidines
  • Thiazoles
  • Dasatinib