Mechanisms driving the immunoregulatory function of cancer cells

A van Weverwijk, KE de Visser - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Tumours display an astonishing variation in the spatial distribution, composition and
activation state of immune cells, which impacts their progression and response to …

Multidrug resistance in cancer: understanding molecular mechanisms, immunoprevention and therapeutic approaches

TB Emran, A Shahriar, AR Mahmud, T Rahman… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. Several treatments are available for
cancer treatment, but many treatment methods are ineffective against multidrug-resistant …

Genetics and biology of prostate cancer

G Wang, D Zhao, DJ Spring… - Genes & …, 2018 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Despite the high long-term survival in localized prostate cancer, metastatic prostate cancer
remains largely incurable even after intensive multimodal therapy. The lethality of advanced …

T cell exclusion, immune privilege, and the tumor microenvironment

JA Joyce, DT Fearon - Science, 2015 - science.org
Effective immunotherapy promotes the killing of cancer cells by cytotoxic T cells. This
requires not only that cancer-specific T cells be generated, but also that these T cells …

Targeting YAP-dependent MDSC infiltration impairs tumor progression

G Wang, X Lu, P Dey, P Deng, CC Wu, S Jiang, Z Fang… - Cancer discovery, 2016 - AACR
The signaling mechanisms between prostate cancer cells and infiltrating immune cells may
illuminate novel therapeutic approaches. Here, utilizing a prostate adenocarcinoma model …

Targeting myeloid chemotaxis to reverse prostate cancer therapy resistance

C Guo, A Sharp, B Gurel, M Crespo, I Figueiredo… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Inflammation is a hallmark of cancer. In patients with cancer, peripheral blood myeloid
expansion, indicated by a high neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, associates with shorter …

Prostate carcinogenesis: inflammatory storms

JS de Bono, C Guo, B Gurel, AM De Marzo… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Prostate cancer is a major cause of cancer morbidity and mortality. Intra-prostatic
inflammation is a risk factor for prostate carcinogenesis, with diet, chemical injury and an …

Cancer cell-intrinsic mechanisms driving acquired immune tolerance

E Ghorani, C Swanton, SA Quezada - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
Immune evasion is a hallmark of cancer, enabling tumors to survive contact with the host
immune system and evade the cycle of immune recognition and destruction. Here, we …

Tumor-intrinsic signaling pathways: key roles in the regulation of the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment

L Yang, A Li, Q Lei, Y Zhang - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2019 - Springer
Immunotherapy is a currently popular treatment strategy for cancer patients. Although recent
developments in cancer immunotherapy have had significant clinical impact, only a subset …

Overcoming resistance to immune checkpoint therapy in PTEN-null prostate cancer by intermittent anti-PI3Kα/β/δ treatment

Z Qi, Z Xu, L Zhang, Y Zou, J Li, W Yan, C Li… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Combining immune checkpoint therapy (ICT) and targeted therapy holds great promises for
broad and long-lasting anti-cancer therapies. However, combining ICT with anti-PI3K …