Precision Targeting of the Gut Microbiome for Cancer Immunotherapy

Cancer Discov. 2024 Jul 1;14(7):1140-1142. doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-24-0538.

Abstract

Transforming gut microbial status from a prognostic trait to a therapeutic target is a key goal to understand and reverse resistance to anticancer immunotherapy. Glitza and colleagues propose selective manipulation of the gut microbiome with SER401 following antibiotic preconditioning and highlight multiple challenges in delivering microbiome manipulation to the clinic. See related article by Glitza et al., p. 1161 (8).

MeSH terms

  • Gastrointestinal Microbiome*
  • Humans
  • Immunotherapy* / methods
  • Neoplasms* / immunology
  • Neoplasms* / therapy
  • Precision Medicine / methods