Journal of Translational Medicine (Apr 2023)

The “Great Debate” at Immunotherapy Bridge 2022, Naples, November 30th–December 1st, 2022

  • Paolo A. Ascierto,
  • Renier Brentjens,
  • Samir N. Khleif,
  • Kunle Odunsi,
  • Katayoun Rezvani,
  • Marco Ruella,
  • Ryan J. Sullivan,
  • Bernard A. Fox,
  • Igor Puzanov

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-023-04117-3
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 21, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Abstract The 2022 Immunotherapy Bridge congress (November 30–December 1, Naples, Italy) featured a Great Debate session which addressed three contemporary topics in the field of immunotherapy. The debates included counterpoint views from leading experts and considered whether adoptive cell therapy (ACT) has a role in the treatment of solid tumors, the use of peripheral/blood biomarkers versus tumor microenvironment biomarkers for cancer immunotherapy and the role of chimeric antigen receptor T cell versus natural killer cell therapy. As is the tradition in the Immunotherapy Bridge Great Debates, speakers are invited by the meeting Chairs to express one side of the assigned debate and the opinions given may not fully reflect their own personal views. Audiences voted in favour of either side of the topic both before and after each debate.

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