PRACTICAL ONCOLOGY JOURNAL ›› 2018, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (5): 450-454.doi: 10.11904/j.issn.1002-3070.2018.05.013

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Advances in the role of tumor-associated macrophage in colon cancer and targeted therapy

LI Yue, XU Ke, HAN Zengxiang, SUN Min, FAN Guohua, ZHANG Yong   

  1. Putuo Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Shanghai 200333,China
  • Received:2018-03-14 Online:2018-10-28 Published:2018-10-23

Abstract: Colon cancer is a common malignant tumor of digestive tract.The treatment and prognosis are related to many factors.Macrophage is a key regulator of tissue homeostasis and tumor microenvironment.Tumor-associated macrophage(TAM)is closely related to tumor development and poor prognosis.TAM has played a catalytic role in the occurrence,metastasis and drug resistance of colon cancer.Clinically,enhancing the therapeutic effect by strengthening the anti-tumor immune response is of great significance for remodeling the TAM and improving the therapeutic effect of tumor.

Key words: Colon cancer, Tumor-associated macrophage, Target therapy, Tumor microenvironment

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