Macrophages and metabolism in the tumor microenvironment

I Vitale, G Manic, LM Coussens, G Kroemer, L Galluzzi - Cell metabolism, 2019 - cell.com
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) constitute a plastic and heterogeneous cell
population of the tumor microenvironment (TME) that can account for up to 50% of some …

Myeloid-derived suppressor cells as a therapeutic target for cancer

AMK Law, F Valdes-Mora, D Gallego-Ortega - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
The emergence of immunotherapy has been an astounding breakthrough in cancer
treatments. In particular, immune checkpoint inhibitors, targeting PD-1 and CTLA-4, have …

A bispecific CAR-T cell therapy targeting BCMA and CD38 in relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma

H Mei, C Li, H Jiang, X Zhao, Z Huang, D Jin… - Journal of Hematology & …, 2021 - Springer
Background BCMA-specific chimeric antigen receptor-T cells (CAR-Ts) have exhibited
remarkable efficacy in refractory or relapsed multiple myeloma (RRMM); however, primary …

An immune atlas of clear cell renal cell carcinoma

S Chevrier, JH Levine, VRT Zanotelli, K Silina… - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
Immune cells in the tumor microenvironment modulate cancer progression and are attractive
therapeutic targets. Macrophages and T cells are key components of the microenvironment …

CD38-mediated immunosuppression as a mechanism of tumor cell escape from PD-1/PD-L1 blockade

L Chen, L Diao, Y Yang, X Yi, BL Rodriguez, Y Li… - Cancer discovery, 2018 - AACR
Although treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors provides promising benefit for patients
with cancer, optimal use is encumbered by high resistance rates and requires a thorough …

Daratumumab depletes CD38+ immune regulatory cells, promotes T-cell expansion, and skews T-cell repertoire in multiple myeloma

J Krejcik, T Casneuf, IS Nijhof, B Verbist… - Blood, The Journal …, 2016 - ashpublications.org
Daratumumab targets CD38-expressing myeloma cells through a variety of immune-
mediated mechanisms (complement-dependent cytotoxicity, antibody-dependent cell …

Three-dimensional culture systems in cancer research: Focus on tumor spheroid model

S Nath, GR Devi - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2016 - Elsevier
Cancer cells propagated in three-dimensional (3D) culture systems exhibit physiologically
relevant cell–cell and cell–matrix interactions, gene expression and signaling pathway …

Lipid droplet‐dependent fatty acid metabolism controls the immune suppressive phenotype of tumor‐associated macrophages

H Wu, Y Han, Y Rodriguez Sillke, H Deng… - EMBO molecular …, 2019 - embopress.org
Tumor‐associated macrophages (TAM s) promote tumor growth and metastasis by
suppressing tumor immune surveillance. Herein, we provide evidence that the …

Tumor immune microenvironment and immune checkpoint inhibitors in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Y Baba, D Nomoto, K Okadome, T Ishimoto… - Cancer …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is the main prevalent histological type of
esophageal cancer, predominantly constituting 90% of cases worldwide. Despite the …

IL-6 mediates cross-talk between tumor cells and activated fibroblasts in the tumor microenvironment

TA Karakasheva, EW Lin, Q Tang, E Qiao, TJ Waldron… - Cancer Research, 2018 - AACR
The tumor microenvironment (TME) plays a major role in the pathogenesis of multiple
cancer types, including upper-gastrointestinal (GI) cancers that currently lack effective …