[The intestinal microbiota: a boost for antitumor treatments]

Med Sci (Paris). 2014 Apr;30(4):436-8. doi: 10.1051/medsci/20143004019. Epub 2014 May 5.
[Article in French]

Abstract

Two new studies in mice, published in Science, show that the commensal bacteria populations in the gut play a key role in boosting responses to different antitumor regimens. These results argue for a rational use of antibiotics when managing infections in patients undergoing cancer therapies.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antineoplastic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Intestines / microbiology*
  • Microbiota / drug effects
  • Microbiota / physiology*
  • Neoplasms / drug therapy
  • Neoplasms / microbiology
  • Tumor Microenvironment / physiology*

Substances

  • Antineoplastic Agents