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 …

Emerging evidence for adapting radiotherapy to immunotherapy

L Galluzzi, MJ Aryankalayil, CN Coleman… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2023 - nature.com
Immunotherapy has revolutionized the clinical management of many malignancies but is
infrequently associated with durable objective responses when used as a standalone …

Complete remissions following immunotherapy or immuno-oncology combinations in cancer patients: the MOUSEION-03 meta-analysis

M Santoni, A Rizzo, J Kucharz, V Mollica… - Cancer Immunology …, 2023 - Springer
Background Immunotherapy has determined unprecedented long-term responses in several
hematological and solid tumors. In the MOUSEION-03 study, we conducted a meta-analysis …

Improving head and neck cancer therapies by immunomodulation of the tumour microenvironment

AT Ruffin, H Li, L Vujanovic, DP Zandberg… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Targeted immunotherapy has improved patient survival in head and neck squamous cell
carcinoma (HNSCC), but less than 20% of patients produce a durable response to these …

Elective nodal irradiation mitigates local and systemic immunity generated by combination radiation and immunotherapy in head and neck tumors

LB Darragh, J Gadwa, TT Pham, B Van Court… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
In the setting of conventional radiation therapy, even when combined with immunotherapy,
head and neck cancer often recurs locally and regionally. Elective nodal irradiation (ENI) is …

Immunosurveillance in clinical cancer management

G Kroemer, TA Chan, AMM Eggermont… - CA: A Cancer Journal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The progression of cancer involves a critical step in which malignant cells escape from
control by the immune system. Antineoplastic agents are particularly efficient when they …

The impact of ECOG performance status on efficacy of immunotherapy and immune-based combinations in cancer patients: the MOUSEION-06 study

V Mollica, A Rizzo, A Marchetti, V Tateo… - Clinical and …, 2023 - Springer
ECOG performance status (PS) is a pivotal prognostic factor in a wide number of solid
tumors. We performed a meta-analysis to assess the role of ECOG PS in terms of survival in …

The complementarity of DDR, nucleic acids and anti-tumour immunity

AVR Kornepati, CM Rogers, P Sung, TJ Curiel - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) immunotherapy is a first-line treatment for selected
cancers, yet the mechanisms of its efficacy remain incompletely understood. Furthermore …

Treating head and neck cancer in the age of immunotherapy: a 2023 update

A Bhatia, B Burtness - Drugs, 2023 - Springer
Most patients diagnosed with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) will
present with locally advanced disease, requiring multimodality therapy. While this approach …

Predicting tumour radiosensitivity to deliver precision radiotherapy

JM Price, A Prabhakaran, CML West - Nature Reviews Clinical …, 2023 - nature.com
Owing to advances in radiotherapy, the physical properties of radiation can be optimized to
enable individualized treatment; however, optimization is rarely based on biological …