Clinical Progress in Targeted Therapy and Immunotherapy in Breast Cancer

doi:10.19586/j.2095-2341.2024.0165

Current Biotechnology ›› 2025, Vol. 15 ›› Issue (2): 234-240.DOI: 10.19586/j.2095-2341.2024.0165

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Clinical Progress in Targeted Therapy and Immunotherapy in Breast Cancer

Yuqin BIAN(), Keran DONG(), Junzi LU(), Enming ZHONG, Wanying GU(), Jingshu ZHAO(), Hongshu SUI()

Department of Histology and Embryology，College of Clinical and Basci Medicine，Shandong First Medical University，Jinan 250117，China

Received:2024-10-29 Accepted:2025-02-12 Online:2025-03-25 Published:2025-04-29
Contact: Wanying GU,Jingshu ZHAO,Hongshu SUI

乳腺癌靶向及免疫治疗的临床进展

边裕钦(), 董柯然(), 卢俊孜(), 钟恩鸣, 谷婉莹(), 赵靖舒(), 隋宏书()

山东第一医科大学临床与基础医学院组织学与胚胎学系，济南 250117

通讯作者: 谷婉莹,赵靖舒,隋宏书
作者简介:边裕钦 E-mail: 1664591559@qq.com；
董柯然E-mail: dongkeranaiwan@outlook.com
卢俊孜E-mail: 19819213858@163.com
基金资助:
国家自然科学基金面上项目(81670004);山东第一医科大学大学生创新创业计划训练项目(2024104391066)

Abstract

Abstract:

Breast cancer is the most common malignant tumor in women all over the world， and its heterogeneity brings great challenges to treatment. The progress of targeted therapy and immunotherapy brings new hope for the treatment of breast cancer. Targeted therapy inhibits tumor progression by inhibiting specific targets. Potential therapeutic targets for breast cancer include serine/threonine kinases （AKT）?， cyclin-dependent kinases 4 and 6 （CDK4/6）?， polyadenosine diphosphoribose polymerase （PARP）， and various growth factors. Methods of immunotherapy include immune checkpoint blocking， vaccination， and adoptive T cell therapy. The review summarized the clinical progress of targeted therapy and immunotherapy for breast cancer， aiming to providing reference for breast cancer related research and disease treatment.

Key words: breast cancer, targeted therapy, immunotherapy, clinical trials

摘要：

乳腺癌是全世界女性最常见的恶性肿瘤，其异质性给治疗带来了极大的挑战，而靶向治疗和免疫治疗的进展为乳腺癌的治疗带来了新的希望。靶向治疗通过抑制特定的靶点抑制肿瘤进展。乳腺癌的潜在治疗靶点包括丝氨酸/苏氨酸激酶（serine/threonine kinases，AKT）、周期蛋白依赖性激酶4和6（cyclin-dependent kinases 4 and 6，CDK4/6）、聚腺苷二磷酸核糖聚合酶（polyadenosine diphosphoribose polymerase，PARP）和各种生长因子。免疫治疗的方法包括免疫检查点阻断、疫苗接种以及过继性T细胞治疗。综述总结了乳腺癌靶向治疗和免疫治疗的临床研究进展，以期为乳腺癌相关研究和疾病治疗提供参考。

关键词: 乳腺癌, 靶向治疗, 免疫治疗, 临床试验

CLC Number:

Q279

Yuqin BIAN, Keran DONG, Junzi LU, Enming ZHONG, Wanying GU, Jingshu ZHAO, Hongshu SUI. Clinical Progress in Targeted Therapy and Immunotherapy in Breast Cancer[J]. Current Biotechnology, 2025, 15(2): 234-240.

边裕钦, 董柯然, 卢俊孜, 钟恩鸣, 谷婉莹, 赵靖舒, 隋宏书. 乳腺癌靶向及免疫治疗的临床进展[J]. 生物技术进展, 2025, 15(2): 234-240.

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