MicroRNAs as novel immunotherapeutics

Oncoimmunology. 2013 Aug 1;2(8):e25124. doi: 10.4161/onci.25124. Epub 2013 May 28.

Abstract

A large unmet need exists for cost-effective, widely available antineoplastic immunotherapeutic agents with a robust translational potential. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) that regulate tumor-mediated immunosuppression or immune checkpoints can induce robust therapeutic immune responses, indicating that miRNAs may ultimately become part of the portfolio of anticancer immunotherapeutics.

Keywords: cancer stem cells; glioblastoma multiforme; immunosuppression; microRNAs; regulatory T cells; signal transducer and activator of transcription 3.