Combination strategies with PD-1/PD-L1 blockade: current advances and future directions

M Yi, X Zheng, M Niu, S Zhu, H Ge, K Wu - Molecular cancer, 2022 - Springer
Antibodies targeting programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) or its ligand PD-L1 rescue T
cells from exhausted status and revive immune response against cancer cells. Based on the …

Adaptive immune resistance at the tumour site: mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

TK Kim, EN Vandsemb, RS Herbst… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
Tumours employ various tactics to adapt and eventually resist immune attack. These
mechanisms are collectively called adaptive immune resistance (AIR). The first defined and …

Immune checkpoint modulators in cancer immunotherapy: recent advances and emerging concepts

Y Wang, H Zhang, C Liu, Z Wang, W Wu… - Journal of Hematology & …, 2022 - Springer
The discovery of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has now been universally
acknowledged as a significant breakthrough in tumor therapy after the targeted treatment of …

Liver metastasis restrains immunotherapy efficacy via macrophage-mediated T cell elimination

J Yu, MD Green, S Li, Y Sun, SN Journey, JE Choi… - Nature medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Metastasis is the primary cause of cancer mortality, and cancer frequently metastasizes to
the liver. It is not clear whether liver immune tolerance mechanisms contribute to cancer …

Biomedicine meets Fenton chemistry

Z Tang, P Zhao, H Wang, Y Liu, W Bu - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Since the first connection between Fenton chemistry and biomedicine, numerous studies
have been presented in this field. Comprehensive presentation of the guidance from Fenton …

Translational advances in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma therapy

AN Hosein, SK Dougan, AJ Aguirre, A Maitra - Nature cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive cancer that is most frequently
detected at advanced stages, limiting treatment options to systemic chemotherapy with …

Mechanisms of immune activation and regulation: lessons from melanoma

S Kalaora, A Nagler, JA Wargo, Y Samuels - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Melanoma, a skin cancer that develops from pigment cells, has been studied intensively,
particularly in terms of the immune response to tumours, and has been used as a model for …

Overcoming TGFβ-mediated immune evasion in cancer

DVF Tauriello, E Sancho, E Batlle - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) signalling controls multiple cell fate decisions during
development and tissue homeostasis; hence, dysregulation of this pathway can drive …

Low-dose radiotherapy reverses tumor immune desertification and resistance to immunotherapy

FG Herrera, C Ronet, M Ochoa de Olza, D Barras… - Cancer discovery, 2022 - AACR
Developing strategies to inflame tumors is critical for increasing response to immunotherapy.
Here, we report that low-dose radiotherapy (LDRT) of murine tumors promotes T-cell …

Preparing for CAR T cell therapy: patient selection, bridging therapies and lymphodepletion

L Amini, SK Silbert, SL Maude, LJ Nastoupil… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells have emerged as a potent therapeutic approach for
patients with certain haematological cancers, with multiple CAR T cell products currently …