Tumor microenvironment as a therapeutic target in cancer

Y Xiao, D Yu - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2021 - Elsevier
Tumor microenvironment denotes the non-cancerous cells and components presented in
the tumor, including molecules produced and released by them. The constant interactions …

Targeting macrophages: therapeutic approaches in cancer

L Cassetta, JW Pollard - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2018 - nature.com
Infiltration of macrophages in solid tumours is associated with poor prognosis and correlates
with chemotherapy resistance in most cancers. In mouse models of cancer, macrophages …

Drug delivery to macrophages: a review of targeting drugs and drug carriers to macrophages for inflammatory diseases

W He, N Kapate, CW Shields IV, S Mitragotri - Advanced drug delivery …, 2020 - Elsevier
Macrophages play a key role in defending against foreign pathogens, healing wounds, and
regulating tissue homeostasis. Driving this versatility is their phenotypic plasticity, which …

Monoclonal antibodies: versatile platforms for cancer immunotherapy

LM Weiner, R Surana, S Wang - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2010 - nature.com
Antibodies are important therapeutic agents for cancer. Recently, it has become clear that
antibodies possess several clinically relevant mechanisms of action. Many clinically useful …

Armored CAR T-cells: utilizing cytokines and pro-inflammatory ligands to enhance CAR T-cell anti-tumour efficacy

OO Yeku, RJ Brentjens - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2016 - portlandpress.com
Chimaeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cells are T-cells that have been genetically modified to
express an artificial construct consisting of a synthetic T-cell receptor (TCR) targeted to a …

Mechanisms of action of therapeutic antibodies for cancer

JM Redman, EM Hill, D AlDeghaither, LM Weiner - Molecular immunology, 2015 - Elsevier
The therapeutic utility of antibodies and their derivatives is achieved by various means. The
FDA has approved several targeted antibodies that disrupt signaling of various growth factor …

Twelve immunotherapy drugs that could cure cancers

MA 'Mac'Cheever - Immunological reviews, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Immune T cells can kill cancer cells. Cancer vaccines function by increasing the number of
immune T cells. There are exceedingly strict biologic limits imposed on the immune system …

Immunosuppressive effects of myeloid-derived suppressor cells in cancer and immunotherapy

M Krishnamoorthy, L Gerhardt, S Maleki Vareki - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
The primary function of myeloid cells is to protect the host from infections. However, during
cancer progression or states of chronic inflammation, these cells develop into myeloid …

Safety and immunotoxicity assessment of immunomodulatory monoclonal antibodies

FR Brennan, LD Morton, S Spindeldreher, A Kiessling… - MAbs, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Most therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) licensed for human use or in clinical
development are indicated for treatment of patients with cancer and inflammatory …

Monoclonal antibodies for the treatment of cancer

CW Shuptrine, R Surana, LM Weiner - Seminars in cancer biology, 2012 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, the clinical utility of monoclonal antibodies has been realized and
antibodies are now a mainstay for the treatment of cancer. Antibodies have the unique …