Macrophages as tools and targets in cancer therapy

A Mantovani, P Allavena, F Marchesi… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
Tumour-associated macrophages are an essential component of the tumour
microenvironment and have a role in the orchestration of angiogenesis, extracellular matrix …

A timeline of tumour-associated macrophage biology

L Cassetta, JW Pollard - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Tumour progression is modulated by the local microenvironment. This environment is
populated by many immune cells, of which macrophages are among the most abundant …

Clinical relevance of tumour-associated macrophages

MJ Pittet, O Michielin, D Migliorini - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2022 - nature.com
In the past decade, substantial advances have been made in understanding the biology of
tumour-associated macrophages (TAMs), and their clinical relevance is emerging. A …

Tumor abnormality-oriented nanomedicine design

Q Zhou, J Xiang, N Qiu, Y Wang, Y Piao, S Shao… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Anticancer nanomedicines have been proven effective in mitigating the side effects of
chemotherapeutic drugs. However, challenges remain in augmenting their therapeutic …

Tumor-associated macrophages in cancer: recent advancements in cancer nanoimmunotherapies

N Kumari, SH Choi - Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research, 2022 - Springer
Cancer immunotherapy has emerged as a novel cancer treatment, although recent
immunotherapy trials have produced suboptimal outcomes, with durable responses seen …

Metabolism of tissue macrophages in homeostasis and pathology

SK Wculek, G Dunphy, I Heras-Murillo… - Cellular & molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Cellular metabolism orchestrates the intricate use of tissue fuels for catabolism and
anabolism to generate cellular energy and structural components. The emerging field of …

CXCL9:SPP1 macrophage polarity identifies a network of cellular programs that control human cancers

R Bill, P Wirapati, M Messemaker, W Roh, B Zitti… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Tumor microenvironments (TMEs) influence cancer progression but are complex and often
differ between patients. Considering that microenvironment variations may reveal rules …

Tumor-associated macrophages expressing the transcription factor IRF8 promote T cell exhaustion in cancer

BG Nixon, F Kuo, LL Ji, M Liu, K Capistrano, M Do… - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
Tumors are populated by antigen-presenting cells (APCs) including macrophage subsets
with distinct origins and functions. Here, we examined how cancer impacts mononuclear …

The immune contexture and Immunoscore in cancer prognosis and therapeutic efficacy

D Bruni, HK Angell, J Galon - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The international American Joint Committee on Cancer/Union for International
Cancer Control (AJCC/UICC) tumour-node-metastasis (TNM) staging system provides the …

Inflammation: the incubator of the tumor microenvironment

D Denk, FR Greten - Trends in Cancer, 2022 - cell.com
An inflammatory microenvironment, either conferred by an underlying chronic overt or
smoldering inflammatory condition constitutes a prerequisite and fuel to essentially all …