The immune system plays a fundamental role in neoplastic disease. In the era of immunotherapy, the adaptive immune response has been in the spotlight whereas the role of innate immunity in cancer development and progression is less known. The tumor microenvironment influences the terminal differentiation of innate immune cells, which can explicate their pro-tumor or anti-tumor effect. Different cells are able to recognize and eliminate no self and tumor cells: macrophages, natural killer cells, monocytes, dendritic cells, and neutrophils are, together with the elements of the complement system, the principal players of innate immunity in cancer development and evolution. Metastatic breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease from the stromal, immune, and biological point of view and requires deepened exploration to understand different patient outcomes. In this review, we summarize the evidence about the role of innate immunity in breast cancer metastatic sites and the potential targets for optimizing the innate response as a novel treatment opportunity.

The Innate Immune Microenvironment in Metastatic Breast Cancer / Tommasi, Chiara; Pellegrino, Benedetta; Diana, Anna; Palafox Sancez, Marta; Orditura, Michele; Scartozzi, Mario; Musolino, Antonino; Solinas, Cinzia. - In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 2077-0383. - 11:20(2022), p. 5986. [10.3390/jcm11205986]

The Innate Immune Microenvironment in Metastatic Breast Cancer

Tommasi, Chiara;Pellegrino, Benedetta;Musolino, Antonino;
2022-01-01

Abstract

The immune system plays a fundamental role in neoplastic disease. In the era of immunotherapy, the adaptive immune response has been in the spotlight whereas the role of innate immunity in cancer development and progression is less known. The tumor microenvironment influences the terminal differentiation of innate immune cells, which can explicate their pro-tumor or anti-tumor effect. Different cells are able to recognize and eliminate no self and tumor cells: macrophages, natural killer cells, monocytes, dendritic cells, and neutrophils are, together with the elements of the complement system, the principal players of innate immunity in cancer development and evolution. Metastatic breast cancer is a heterogeneous disease from the stromal, immune, and biological point of view and requires deepened exploration to understand different patient outcomes. In this review, we summarize the evidence about the role of innate immunity in breast cancer metastatic sites and the potential targets for optimizing the innate response as a novel treatment opportunity.
2022
The Innate Immune Microenvironment in Metastatic Breast Cancer / Tommasi, Chiara; Pellegrino, Benedetta; Diana, Anna; Palafox Sancez, Marta; Orditura, Michele; Scartozzi, Mario; Musolino, Antonino; Solinas, Cinzia. - In: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 2077-0383. - 11:20(2022), p. 5986. [10.3390/jcm11205986]
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