Trial watch: IDO inhibitors in cancer therapy

J Le Naour, L Galluzzi, L Zitvogel, G Kroemer… - …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenase 1 (IDO1) catalyzes the first, rate-limiting step of
the so-called “kynurenine pathway”, which converts the essential amino acid L-tryptophan …

Expression of programmed cell death ligand 1 as a predictive biomarker in metastatic urothelial carcinoma patients treated with first-line immune checkpoint inhibitors …

A Rizzo, V Mollica, F Massari - European Urology Focus, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Context Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have reported durable responses in
selected groups of patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma (mUC). However …

[HTML][HTML] Primary results from SAUL, a multinational single-arm safety study of atezolizumab therapy for locally advanced or metastatic urothelial or nonurothelial …

CN Sternberg, Y Loriot, N James, E Choy… - European urology, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Atezolizumab, a humanised monoclonal antibody targeting PD-L1, is approved
for locally advanced/metastatic urothelial carcinoma. SAUL evaluated atezolizumab in a …

Anti-PD-1 combined with targeted therapy: theory and practice in gastric and colorectal cancer

Y Chen, B Bai, K Ying, H Pan, B Xie - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2022 - Elsevier
Gastric cancer (GC) and colorectal cancer (CRC) are frequent and aggressive malignancies
worldwide. Despite the emergence of various therapeutic regimens, the prognosis of gastric …

Disruption of CTLA-4 expression on peripheral blood CD8+ T cell enhances anti-tumor efficacy in bladder cancer

W Zhang, L Shi, Z Zhao, P Du, X Ye, D Li, Z Cai… - Cancer chemotherapy …, 2019 - Springer
Activation of programmed death-1 (PD-1) and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA-4) on
T cells leads to T cell exhaustion and ultimately facilitates tumor progression. Recent …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular mechanisms of the anti-cancer effects of isothiocyanates from cruciferous vegetables in bladder cancer

T Mastuo, Y Miyata, T Yuno, Y Mukae, A Otsubo… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Bladder cancer (BC) is a representative of urological cancer with a high recurrence and
metastasis potential. Currently, cisplatin-based chemotherapy and immune checkpoint …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of PD-L1 and other immune markers in bladder urothelial carcinoma stratified by histologic variants and molecular subtypes

H Li, Q Zhang, L Shuman, M Kaag, JD Raman… - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Although advanced bladder cancer overall has a poor prognosis, a subset of patients
demonstrate durable response to immune checkpoint inhibitors. Evidence shows that the …

Immunotherapy strategy targeting programmed cell death ligand 1 and CD73 with macrophage-derived mimetic nanovesicles to treat bladder cancer

Q Zhou, W Ding, Z Qian, Q Zhu, C Sun… - Molecular …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Combination immunotherapy is a promising strategy to remove the inhibitory effect of the
tumor microenvironment on immune effector cells, improving the efficacy of immune …

[HTML][HTML] Camrelizumab plus famitinib for advanced or metastatic urothelial carcinoma after platinum-based therapy: data from a multicohort phase 2 study

YY Qu, Z Sun, W Han, Q Zou, N Xing… - … for Immunotherapy of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Dual blockade of immune checkpoint and angiogenesis is an effective strategy
for multiple cancers. Camrelizumab is a monoclonal antibody against PD-1, and famitinib is …

[HTML][HTML] Androgen receptor in bladder cancer: A promising therapeutic target

A Tripathi, S Gupta - Asian Journal of Urology, 2020 - Elsevier
There has been a significant progress in the treatment of metastatic urothelial carcinoma in
the last few years with the advent of immunotherapy after a long gap of no drug approvals for …