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Immunotolerance as a Mechanism of Resistance to Targeted Therapies in Melanoma.
Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology 2017 Februrary 27
The therapy of metastatic melanoma (MM) was radically changed by the introduction of inhibitors of BRAF, an oncogene mutated in ≈40-50% of patients. Oncogenic BRAF promotes an immune-compromised tumour microenvironment (TME). Inhibition of MAPK pathway signaling with BRAF (BRAFi) and MEK inhibitors (MEKi) attenuates immune escape and increases the melanoma immunogenicity through multiple mechanisms, including elevation of melanoma antigen expression and improved T cell infiltration and function. These changes sustain the TME for response to immunotherapy. In this chapter we discuss preclinical and clinical data supporting the immunomodulating activities of targeted therapies, the immunotolerance as a mechanisms of resistance and highlight the rationale for novel combinations of targeted therapies and immunotherapies with the potential to significantly improve the future treatment of MM patients.
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