Current cancer epidemiology

C Mattiuzzi, G Lippi - Journal of epidemiology and global health, 2019 - Springer
In this brief report, we offer a concise overview on current cancer epidemiology garnered
from the official databases of World Health Organization and American Cancer Society and …

Engineering microrobots for targeted cancer therapies from a medical perspective

CK Schmidt, M Medina-Sánchez… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Systemic chemotherapy remains the backbone of many cancer treatments. Due to its
untargeted nature and the severe side effects it can cause, numerous nanomedicine …

Cisplatin: The first metal based anticancer drug

S Ghosh - Bioorganic chemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Cisplatin or (SP-4-2)-diamminedichloridoplatinum (II) is one of the most potential
and widely used drugs for the treatment of various solid cancers such as testicular, ovarian …

Myeloid-derived suppressor cells as a therapeutic target for cancer

AMK Law, F Valdes-Mora, D Gallego-Ortega - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
The emergence of immunotherapy has been an astounding breakthrough in cancer
treatments. In particular, immune checkpoint inhibitors, targeting PD-1 and CTLA-4, have …

[HTML][HTML] Small molecules targeting the innate immune cGAS‒STING‒TBK1 signaling pathway

C Ding, Z Song, A Shen, T Chen, A Zhang - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2020 - Elsevier
Multiple cancer immunotherapies including chimeric antigen receptor T cell and immune
checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have been successfully developed to treat various cancers by …

Application of highly immunocompromised mice for the establishment of patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models

S Okada, K Vaeteewoottacharn, R Kariya - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
Patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models are created by engraftment of patient tumor tissues
into immunocompetent mice. Since a PDX model retains the characteristics of the primary …

Curcumin-based nanoformulations: A promising adjuvant towards cancer treatment

S Hafez Ghoran, A Calcaterra, M Abbasi, F Taktaz… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Throughout the United States, cancer remains the second leading cause of death.
Traditional treatments induce significant medical toxic effects and unpleasant adverse …

Checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy diminishes oocyte number and quality in mice

AL Winship, LR Alesi, S Sant, JM Stringer… - Nature Cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Loss of fertility is a major concern for female reproductive-age cancer survivors, since a
common side-effect of conventional cytotoxic cancer therapies is permanent damage to the …

Immune escape: A critical hallmark in solid tumors

K Mortezaee - Life sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Incapacitated immune system is a characteristic hallmark of solid tumors. Immune system
within a tumor undergoes an imbalance in cellular dispersion and functionality. Effector cells …

Biomaterials that induce immunogenic cell death

D Li, S Liu, Y Ma, S Liu, Y Liu, J Ding - Small Methods, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The immune system takes part in most physiological and pathological processes of the
body, including the occurrence and development of cancer. Immunotherapy provides a …