Nanomedicines as enhancers of tumor immunogenicity to augment cancer immunotherapy

Drug Discov Today. 2024 Jan 29;29(3):103905. doi: 10.1016/j.drudis.2024.103905. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe potential of cancer immunotherapy is hampered by the poor immunogenicity of cancer cells. Strategies to enhance tumor immunogenicity are imperative to enhance T cell-mediated anti-tumor immunity. Although conventional therapeutics can increase tumor antigen expression or stimulate the release of danger signals to promote immunogenic cell death (ICD), they face challenges relating to efficacy and tumor-specific delivery. Nanomedicines can efficiently deliver tumor antigens, immune adjuvants, epigenetic modulators, or ICD inducers through targeted drug delivery with minimal off-target effects. Collectively, nanomedicines can overcome biological barriers to immunotherapy through targeted antigen delivery, induction of ICD, or epigenetic remodeling, resulting in increased tumor immunogenicity.PMID:38295898 | DOI:10.1016/j.drudis.2024.103905
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