Targeted Anti‐Tumor Immunotherapy Using Tumor Infiltrating Cells

Abstract

Abstract In the tumor microenvironment, T cells, B cells, and many other cells play important and distinct roles in anti‐tumor immunotherapy. Although the immune checkpoint blockade and adoptive cell transfer can elicit durable clinical responses, only a few patients benefit from these therapies. Increased understanding of tumor‐infiltrating immune cells can provide novel therapies and drugs that induce a highly specific anti‐tumor immune response to certain groups of patients. Herein, the recent research progress on tumor‐infiltrating B cells and T cells, including CD8+ T cells, CD4+ T cells, and exhausted T cells and their role in anti‐tumor immunity, is summarized. Moreover, several anti‐tumor therapy approaches are discussed based on different immune cells and their prospects for future applications in cancer treatment.

Keywords

• anti‐tumor immunity
• anti‐tumor therapy
• B cells
• CD4+ T cells
• CD8+ T cells
• T‐cell exhaustion