Discovery of a first-in-class reversible DNMT1-selective inhibitor with improved tolerability and efficacy in acute myeloid leukemia

MB Pappalardi, K Keenan, M Cockerill, WA Kellner… - Nature cancer, 2021 - nature.com
DNA methylation, a key epigenetic driver of transcriptional silencing, is universally
dysregulated in cancer. Reversal of DNA methylation by hypomethylating agents, such as …

Identification of tumor antigens with immunopeptidomics

C Chong, G Coukos, M Bassani-Sternberg - Nature biotechnology, 2022 - nature.com
The identification of actionable tumor antigens is indispensable for the development of
several cancer immunotherapies, including T cell receptor–transduced T cells and patient …

The evolving landscape of biomarkers for checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy

JJ Havel, D Chowell, TA Chan - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2019 - nature.com
Checkpoint inhibitor-based immunotherapies that target cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen 4
(CTLA4) or the programmed cell death 1 (PD1) pathway have achieved impressive success …

Cold tumors: a therapeutic challenge for immunotherapy

P Bonaventura, T Shekarian, V Alcazer… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Therapeutic monoclonal antibodies targeting immune checkpoints (ICPs) have changed the
treatment landscape of many tumors. However, response rate remains relatively low in most …

Exploiting RIG-I-like receptor pathway for cancer immunotherapy

Y Jiang, H Zhang, J Wang, J Chen, Z Guo, Y Liu… - Journal of Hematology & …, 2023 - Springer
RIG-I-like receptors (RLRs) are intracellular pattern recognition receptors that detect viral or
bacterial infection and induce host innate immune responses. The RLRs family comprises …

The roles of DNA, RNA and histone methylation in ageing and cancer

EM Michalak, ML Burr, AJ Bannister… - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2019 - nature.com
Chromatin is a macromolecular complex predominantly comprising DNA, histone proteins
and RNA. The methylation of chromatin components is highly conserved as it helps …

Ten things you should know about transposable elements

G Bourque, KH Burns, M Gehring, V Gorbunova… - Genome biology, 2018 - Springer
Transposable elements (TEs) are major components of eukaryotic genomes. However, the
extent of their impact on genome evolution, function, and disease remain a matter of intense …

Mechanisms of resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitors

RW Jenkins, DA Barbie, KT Flaherty - British journal of cancer, 2018 - nature.com
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) targeting CTLA-4 and the PD-1/PD-L1 axis have shown
unprecedented clinical activity in several types of cancer and are rapidly transforming the …

Loss of ADAR1 in tumours overcomes resistance to immune checkpoint blockade

JJ Ishizuka, RT Manguso, CK Cheruiyot, K Bi, A Panda… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Most patients with cancer either do not respond to immune checkpoint blockade or develop
resistance to it, often because of acquired mutations that impair antigen presentation. Here …

The immune contexture in cancer prognosis and treatment

WH Fridman, L Zitvogel, C Sautès–Fridman… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2017 - nature.com
Immunotherapy is currently the most rapidly advancing area of clinical oncology, and
provides the unprecedented opportunity to effectively treat, and even cure, several …