TY - JOUR
T1 - The microbiome in anti-cancer therapy
AU - Bashiardes, Stavros
AU - Tuganbaev, Timur
AU - Federici, Sara
AU - Elinav, Eran
N1 - We thank the members of the Elinav laboratory for discussions, and apologize to authors whose work not included in the review due to space constraints. E.E. is supported by: Y. and R. Ungar; the Abisch Frenkel Foundation for the Promotion of Life Sciences; the Gurwin Family Fund for Scientific Research; the Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust; the Crown Endowment Fund for Immunological Research; the estate of J. Gitlitz; the estate of L. Hershkovich; the Benoziyo Endowment Fund for the Advancement of Science; the Adelis Foundation; J. L. and V. Schwartz; A. and G. Markovitz; A. and C. Adelson; the French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS); D. L. Schwarz; The V. R. Schwartz Research Fellow Chair; L. Steinberg; J. N. Halpern; A. Edelheit, and by grants funded by the European Research Council; a Marie Curie Integration grant; the German-Israeli Foundation for Scientific Research and Development; the Israel Science Foundation; the Minerva Foundation; the Rising Tide Foundation; the Helmholtz Foundation; and the European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes. E.E. is the incumbent of the Rina Gudinski Career Development Chair and a senior fellow, Canadian Institute of Advanced Research (CIFAR).
PY - 2017/8
Y1 - 2017/8
N2 - The commensal microbiome constitutes an important modulator of host physiology and risk of disease, including cancer development and progression. Lately, the microbiome has been suggested to modulate the efficacy of anti-cancer treatment. Examples include chemotherapy and total body irradiation-induced barrier function disruption, leading to microbial efflux that drives activation of anti-tumorigenic T cells; Microbiome-driven release of reactive oxygen species contributing to the efficacy of platinum salts; and microbiome-induced immune priming promoting the anti-tumor effects of alkylating chemotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors. Furthermore, selected commensals are able to colonize solid tumors. This ‘tumor microbiome’ may further impact local tumor responses to treatment and potentially be harnessed for tumor-specific targeting and therapeutic delivery. In this review, we present recent advances in understanding of the intricate role of microbiome in modulating efficacy of a number of anti-cancer treatments, and discuss how anti-cancer treatment approaches utilizing the tumor microbiome may enhance oncological treatment efficacy.
AB - The commensal microbiome constitutes an important modulator of host physiology and risk of disease, including cancer development and progression. Lately, the microbiome has been suggested to modulate the efficacy of anti-cancer treatment. Examples include chemotherapy and total body irradiation-induced barrier function disruption, leading to microbial efflux that drives activation of anti-tumorigenic T cells; Microbiome-driven release of reactive oxygen species contributing to the efficacy of platinum salts; and microbiome-induced immune priming promoting the anti-tumor effects of alkylating chemotherapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors. Furthermore, selected commensals are able to colonize solid tumors. This ‘tumor microbiome’ may further impact local tumor responses to treatment and potentially be harnessed for tumor-specific targeting and therapeutic delivery. In this review, we present recent advances in understanding of the intricate role of microbiome in modulating efficacy of a number of anti-cancer treatments, and discuss how anti-cancer treatment approaches utilizing the tumor microbiome may enhance oncological treatment efficacy.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85017561773
U2 - 10.1016/j.smim.2017.04.001
DO - 10.1016/j.smim.2017.04.001
M3 - Review article
SN - 1044-5323
VL - 32
SP - 74
EP - 81
JO - Seminars in Immunology
JF - Seminars in Immunology
ER -