Journal of Practical Oncology ›› 2022, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (6): 502-506.doi: 10.11904/j.issn.1002-3070.2022.06.003

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Research progress and prospect of immunotherapy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

GONG Ruining, REN He   

  1. Department of Gastroenterology,The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University;Center for Gastrointestinal Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment;Tumor Immunology and Cytotherapy;Medical Research Center,Qingdao 266003,China
  • Received:2022-01-10 Revised:2022-08-10 Online:2022-12-28 Published:2023-01-06

Abstract: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma(PDAC)is the most common type of pancreatic cancer,and the prognosis is extremely poor.Surgical resection is the only radical cure at present,but most patients have lost the chance of surgery when they seek medical adviee.As an emerging treatment,immunotherapy shows promising prospects in the treatment of various solid tumors and hematological malignancies.However,the low antigenicity and the immunosuppressive microenvironment of PDAC make its immunotherapy difficult.This article provides new ideas for the immunotherapy research of PDAC by reviewing the characteristics of the tumor microenvironment composition of PDAC and the current novel immunotherapy strategies.

Key words: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, Immune microenvironment, Immunotherapy, Immune evasion

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