Tumor-infiltrating regulatory T cells as targets of cancer immunotherapy

C Tay, A Tanaka, S Sakaguchi - Cancer Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are abundant in tumor tissues, raising a question of whether
immunosuppressive tumor-infiltrating Tregs (TI-Tregs) can be selectively depleted or …

Exhaust the exhausters: Targeting regulatory T cells in the tumor microenvironment

BR McRitchie, B Akkaya - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The concept of cancer immunotherapy has gained immense momentum over the recent
years. The advancements in checkpoint blockade have led to a notable progress in treating …

Intratumoral regulatory T cells: markers, subsets and their impact on anti‐tumor immunity

H Yano, LP Andrews, CJ Workman, DAA Vignali - Immunology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Regulatory T (Treg) cells play a crucial role in maintaining self‐tolerance and resolution of
immune responses by employing multifaceted immunoregulatory mechanisms. However …

Antibody-based cancer immunotherapy by targeting regulatory T cells

Q Li, J Lu, J Li, B Zhang, Y Wu, T Ying - Frontiers in Oncology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are among the most abundant suppressive cells, which infiltrate
and accumulate in the tumor microenvironment, leading to tumor escape by inducing anergy …

Regulatory T (Treg) cells in cancer: Can Treg cells be a new therapeutic target?

Y Ohue, H Nishikawa - Cancer science, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Regulatory T (Treg) cells suppress abnormal/excessive immune responses to self‐and
nonself‐antigens to maintain immune homeostasis. In tumor immunity, Treg cells are …

Therapeutic targeting of regulatory T cells in cancer

F Shan, A Somasundaram, TC Bruno, CJ Workman… - Trends in cancer, 2022 - cell.com
The success of immunotherapy in oncology underscores the vital role of the immune system
in cancer development. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) maintain a fine balance between …

Immune checkpoint inhibitors in cancer therapy: a focus on T‐regulatory cells

V Sasidharan Nair, E Elkord - Immunology and cell biology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) play essential roles in immune homeostasis; however, their role in
tumor microenvironment (TME) is not completely evident. Several studies reported that …

Regulatory T cells: a potential target in cancer immunotherapy

K Shitara, H Nishikawa - Annals of the New York Academy of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer immunotherapy involving blockade of immune checkpoint molecules, such as CTLA‐
4 and PD‐1, has shown remarkable clinical success across several types of malignancies …

[HTML][HTML] Mechanisms of regulatory T cell infiltration in tumors: implications for innovative immune precision therapies

S Koyama, H Nishikawa - Journal for immunotherapy of cancer, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
With the broad application of cancer immunotherapies such as immune checkpoint inhibitors
in multiple cancer types, the immunological landscape in the tumor microenvironment (TME) …

Regulatory T cells in cancer immunotherapy

H Nishikawa, S Sakaguchi - Current opinion in immunology, 2014 - Elsevier
Highlights•The vital role of FOXP3+ CD25+ CD4+ regulatory T (Treg) cells in tumor immunity
is described.•FOXP3+ CD25+ CD4+ Treg cells are abundantly present in tumor tissues and …