When fat is favorable: the unexpected relationship between obesity and response to immunotherapy

Immunotherapy. 2020 Oct;12(14):1035-1039. doi: 10.2217/imt-2020-0219. Epub 2020 Sep 3.

Authors

Jingxiao Jin¹, Laura P Stabile^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
² Department of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA.
³ UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15232, USA.

PMID: 32878516
DOI: 10.2217/imt-2020-0219

No abstract available

Keywords: body mass index; checkpoint inhibitors; immunotherapy; obesity; solid tumors.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Body Mass Index
Humans
Immunologic Factors / immunology*
Immunotherapy / methods*
Neoplasms / complications*
Neoplasms / immunology*
Obesity / complications*
Obesity / immunology*

Substances

Immunologic Factors