{"id":87185,"date":"2022-03-17T11:05:36","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T10:05:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ioveneto.it\/line-2-immunology-and-immunotherapy-of-tumors\/"},"modified":"2023-10-31T09:31:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-31T08:31:50","slug":"line-2-immunology-and-immunotherapy-of-tumors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ioveneto.it\/en\/research\/research-lines-2022-2024\/line-2-immunology-and-immunotherapy-of-tumors\/","title":{"rendered":"Line 2 – Immunology and immunotherapy of tumors"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Line 2 – Immunology and immunotherapy of tumors<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Description<\/h2>

This line of activity is focused on analyzing the interactions between immunity and cancer at two levels, systemic and of the neoplastic microenvironment, in particular as regards the development and evolution of the antitumor response, the avoidance mechanisms put in place by the neoplasm and the genetic \/ metabolic \/ cellular aspects underlying these events. A further aspect consists in identifying and implementing therapeutic solutions based on the most advanced technologies in the immune field and on the stimulation of the immunoeffective components, with the overall goal of restoring the full efficiency of the immune system and enhancing its anticancer capabilities.<\/p>

Background<\/h2>

Cancer immunology is an interdisciplinary field of biology \/ medicine that aims to understand the changes occurring in the immune system during tumor development and progression. As it describes the interactions between immune cells and cancer cells, understanding these interactions is important for the development of new anticancer therapies. In this context, cancer immunotherapy is a rapidly evolving concept, so much so that it is defined as the “fifth pillar” of cancer therapy, in addition to radiotherapy, chemotherapy, surgery and targeted therapies. In this regard, the continuous expansion of the use of so-called immunological checkpoint inhibitors (ICI), monoclonal antibodies (mAb) able to prevent the feedback inhibition of activated T cells and to stimulate protective and therapeutic cellular T responses directed against neoantigens highly tumor-specific, also paves the way for further research areas such as:<\/p>