Cancer Nanoimmunotherapy: Recent Advances and New Opportunities

Cancer is a challenging healthcare problem among other health issues worldwide. Although there are several therapies used for cancer treatment, nanoimmunotherapy has attained a lot of considerations for its unique applications and hopeful future. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are conventional therapeutic methods which are lacking particular targeting and consequent off-target effects. Because of these drawbacks, it has started searching for techniques which could widen the effectiveness of the therapy such as nanoparticles (NPs) which are mandatory. Cancer nanoimmunotherapy for immunology generates a unique and constant response against cancer by provoking the host immune system or suppressing tumour immune evasion. In cancer nanoimmunotherapy, nanoparticles are considered as potential tumour-targeting carriers such as polymers, nanoshells, dendrimers and liposomes. This chapter will highlight the current applications of nanotherapy as well as the potentiality of various NPs in cancer nanoimmunotherapy.