%0 Journal Article %T Anti-CD73 immunotherapy: A viable way to reprogram the tumor microenvironment %A Corrado Blandizzi %A Davide Ferrari %A Fabio Malavasi %A Gy£¿rgy Hask¨® %A Luca Antonioli %J Archive of "Oncoimmunology". %D 2016 %R 10.1080/2162402X.2016.1216292 %X The ecto-5'-nucleotidase/CD73 enzyme plays a pivotal role in generating an adenosine-enriched immunosuppressed and pro-angiogenic niche supporting cancer development. The targeting of CD73 leads to reorganization of tumor microenvironment, shaping the phenotype of the infiltrating T cells. The development of CD73 monoclonal antibodies offers a promising new avenue for antineoplastic treatment %K CD73 %K monoclonal antibody %K tumor microenvironment %K immunotherapy %K autophagy %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5048762/