< Back to previous page

Publication

Immunocompetent Mouse Models in the Search for Effective Immunotherapy in Glioblastoma

Journal Contribution - Journal Article

Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most aggressive intrinsic brain tumor in adults. Despite maximal therapy consisting of surgery and radio/chemotherapy, GBM remains largely incurable with a median survival of less than 15 months. GBM has a strong immunosuppressive nature with a multitude of tumor and microenvironment (TME) derived factors that prohibit an effective immune response. To date, all clinical trials failed to provide lasting clinical efficacy, despite the relatively high success rates of preclinical studies to show effectivity of immunotherapy. Various factors may explain this discrepancy, including the inability of a single mouse model to fully recapitulate the complexity and heterogeneity of GBM. It is therefore critical to understand the features and limitations of each model, which should probably be combined to grab the full spectrum of the disease. In this review, we summarize the available knowledge concerning immune composition, stem cell characteristics and response to standard-of-care and immunotherapeutics for the most commonly available immunocompetent mouse models of GBM.
Journal: Cancers
ISSN: 2072-6694
Issue: 1
Volume: 13
Publication year:2021
BOF-keylabel:yes
IOF-keylabel:yes
BOF-publication weight:2
CSS-citation score:2
Authors:International
Authors from:Higher Education
Accessibility:Open