Immune checkpoint therapy—current perspectives and future directions

P Sharma, S Goswami, D Raychaudhuri, BA Siddiqui… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Immune checkpoint therapy (ICT) has dramatically altered clinical outcomes for cancer
patients and conferred durable clinical benefits, including cure in a subset of patients …

An updated review of the biomarkers of response to immune checkpoint inhibitors in Merkel cell carcinoma: Merkel cell carcinoma and immunotherapy

A Fojnica, K Ljuca, S Akhtar, Z Gatalica, S Vranic - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare and highly aggressive type of skin
neuroendocrine cancer that frequently recurs and metastasizes within a relatively short …

Adjuvant immunotherapy with nivolumab versus observation in completely resected Merkel cell carcinoma (ADMEC-O): disease-free survival results from a …

JC Becker, S Ugurel, U Leiter, F Meier, R Gutzmer… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is an immunogenic but aggressive skin cancer.
Even after complete resection and radiation, relapse rates are high. PD-1 and PD-L1 …

Nivolumab plus ipilimumab vs nivolumab alone in advanced cancers other than melanoma: A meta-analysis

AV Serritella, NK Shenoy - JAMA oncology, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Although the combination of nivolumab plus ipilimumab has unquestionable
benefit over nivolumab monotherapy in advanced melanoma, currently no summative …

An iodide-containing covalent organic framework for enhanced radiotherapy

LL Zhou, Q Guan, W Zhou, JL Kan, YB Dong - Chemical Science, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Metal-free radiosensitizers, particularly iodine, have shown promise in enhancing
radiotherapy due to their suitable X-ray absorption capacities and negligible biotoxicities …

[HTML][HTML] Ipilimumab plus nivolumab in avelumab-refractory Merkel cell carcinoma: a multicenter study of the prospective skin cancer registry ADOREG

V Glutsch, P Schummer, H Kneitz… - … for immunotherapy of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare, highly aggressive skin cancer with neuroendocrine
differentiation. Immune checkpoint inhibition has significantly improved treatment outcomes …

Merkel cell carcinoma: Integrating epidemiology, immunology, and therapeutic updates

JC Becker, A Stang, D Schrama, S Ugurel - American Journal of Clinical …, 2024 - Springer
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare skin cancer characterized by neuroendocrine
differentiation. Its carcinogenesis is based either on the integration of the Merkel cell …

Toll-like receptor-targeted nanoparticles: A powerful combination for tumor immunotherapy

X Zhi, P Yang, Y Xu, Z Dai, X Yue, L Qian - Nano Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Toll-like receptors (TLRs), found on antigen-presenting cells including
macrophages and dendritic cells, are essential for identifying infections and initiating …

Radiation dose, schedule, and novel systemic targets for radio-immunotherapy combinations

L Karapetyan, UK Iheagwara, AC Olson… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Immunotherapy combinations are being investigated to expand the benefit of immune
checkpoint blockade across many cancer types. Radiation combinations, in particular using …

An update on Merkel cell carcinoma

MC Sergi, E Lauricella, C Porta, M Tucci… - Biochimica et Biophysica …, 2023 - Elsevier
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare cancer of the skin characterized by a neuroendocrine
phenotype and an aggressive clinical behavior. It frequently originates in sun-exposed body …