Immune Escape Mechanisms as a Guide for Cancer Immunotherapy

Abstract Immunotherapy has demonstrated impressive outcomes for some patients with cancer. However, selecting patients who are most likely to respond to immunotherapy remains a clinical challenge. Here, we discuss immune escape mechanisms exploited by cancer and present strategies for applying this knowledge to improving the efficacy of cancer immunotherapy. Clin Cancer Res; 21(4); 687–92. ©2014 AACR.