Immune checkpoint inhibitors in melanoma

MS Carlino, J Larkin, GV Long - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Immune checkpoint inhibitors target the dysfunctional immune system, to induce cancer-cell
killing by CD8-positive T cells. Immune checkpoint inhibitors, specifically anti-CTLA4 and …

[HTML][HTML] Regulatory T cells in tumor microenvironment: new mechanisms, potential therapeutic strategies and future prospects

C Li, P Jiang, S Wei, X Xu, J Wang - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) characterized by the expression of the master transcription factor
forkhead box protein p3 (Foxp3) suppress anticancer immunity, thereby hindering protective …

[HTML][HTML] Single-cell spatial landscapes of the lung tumour immune microenvironment

M Sorin, M Rezanejad, E Karimi, B Fiset, L Desharnais… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
Single-cell technologies have revealed the complexity of the tumour immune
microenvironment with unparalleled resolution,,,,,,,–. Most clinical strategies rely on …

Inflammation: the incubator of the tumor microenvironment

D Denk, FR Greten - Trends in Cancer, 2022 - cell.com
An inflammatory microenvironment, either conferred by an underlying chronic overt or
smoldering inflammatory condition constitutes a prerequisite and fuel to essentially all …

[HTML][HTML] Immune checkpoint therapy for solid tumours: clinical dilemmas and future trends

Q Sun, Z Hong, C Zhang, L Wang, Z Han… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICBs), in addition to targeting CTLA-4, PD-1, and PD-
L1, novel targeting LAG-3 drugs have also been approved in clinical application. With the …

[HTML][HTML] Immunosenescence: a key player in cancer development

J Lian, Y Yue, W Yu, Y Zhang - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2020 - Springer
Immunosenescence is a process of immune dysfunction that occurs with age and includes
remodeling of lymphoid organs, leading to changes in the immune function of the elderly …

How the ageing microenvironment influences tumour progression

M Fane, AT Weeraratna - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2020 - nature.com
Most cancers arise in individuals over the age of 60. As the world population is living longer
and reaching older ages, cancer is becoming a substantial public health problem. It is …

[HTML][HTML] A phase 1/2 trial of an immune-modulatory vaccine against IDO/PD-L1 in combination with nivolumab in metastatic melanoma

JW Kjeldsen, CL Lorentzen, E Martinenaite… - Nature medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Anti-programmed death (PD)-1 (aPD1) therapy is an effective treatment for
metastatic melanoma (MM); however, over 50% of patients progress due to resistance. We …

Spatially mapping the immune landscape of melanoma using imaging mass cytometry

D Moldoveanu, LA Ramsay, M Lajoie… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Melanoma is an immunogenic cancer with a high response rate to immune checkpoint
inhibitors (ICIs). It harbors a high mutation burden compared with other cancers and, as a …

Peripheral CD8+ T cell characteristics associated with durable responses to immune checkpoint blockade in patients with metastatic melanoma

BP Fairfax, CA Taylor, RA Watson, I Nassiri… - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) of PD-1 and CTLA-4 to treat metastatic melanoma (MM)
has variable therapeutic benefit. To explore this in peripheral samples, we characterized …