Dendritic cell-based immunotherapy: a promising approach for treatment of cancer

Abstract

The accumulating evidence in favor of tumor immunosurveillance indicates that immunotherapies may prove effective for the treatment of cancer. Many current approaches against cancer immunotherapy are often limited in their potential to induce effective anti-tumor immune responses. However, recent approach with dendritic cell based therapy proves to be an effective method for induction of anti-tumor immune response. In this review we discuss the effectiveness and complications associated with DC based immunotherapy and new strategies being perused for effective anti cancer response.