Exploring the NK cell platform for cancer immunotherapy

JA Myers, JS Miller - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2021 - nature.com
Natural killer (NK) cells are cytotoxic lymphocytes of the innate immune system that are
capable of killing virally infected and/or cancerous cells. Nearly 20 years ago, NK cell …

Overcoming TGFβ-mediated immune evasion in cancer

DVF Tauriello, E Sancho, E Batlle - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) signalling controls multiple cell fate decisions during
development and tissue homeostasis; hence, dysregulation of this pathway can drive …

The immune contexture and Immunoscore in cancer prognosis and therapeutic efficacy

D Bruni, HK Angell, J Galon - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The international American Joint Committee on Cancer/Union for International
Cancer Control (AJCC/UICC) tumour-node-metastasis (TNM) staging system provides the …

The liver cancer immune microenvironment: Therapeutic implications for hepatocellular carcinoma

R Donne, A Lujambio - Hepatology, 2023 - journals.lww.com
The liver is the sixth most common site of primary cancer in humans and the fourth leading
cause of cancer‐related death in the world. Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) accounts for …

Natural killer cells in cancer biology and therapy

SY Wu, T Fu, YZ Jiang, ZM Shao - Molecular cancer, 2020 - Springer
The tumor microenvironment is highly complex, and immune escape is currently considered
an important hallmark of cancer, largely contributing to tumor progression and metastasis …

Natural killer cell homing and trafficking in tissues and tumors: from biology to application

GH Ran, YQ Lin, L Tian, T Zhang, DM Yan… - Signal transduction and …, 2022 - nature.com
Natural killer (NK) cells, a subgroup of innate lymphoid cells, act as the first line of defense
against cancer. Although some evidence shows that NK cells can develop in secondary …

[HTML][HTML] TIGIT, the next step towards successful combination immune checkpoint therapy in cancer

Z Ge, MP Peppelenbosch, D Sprengers… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
T cell immunoreceptor with Ig and ITIM domains (TIGIT) is an inhibitory receptor expressed
on several types of lymphocytes. Efficacy of antibody blockade of TIGIT in cancer …

Hepatocellular carcinoma immune landscape and the potential of immunotherapies

J Giraud, D Chalopin, JF Blanc, M Saleh - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common liver tumor and among the deadliest
cancers worldwide. Advanced HCC overall survival is meager and has not improved over …

[PDF][PDF] Tumor immunology and tumor evolution: intertwined histories

J Galon, D Bruni - Immunity, 2020 - cell.com
Cancer is a complex disease whose outcome depends largely on the cross-talk between the
tumor and its microenvironment. Here, we review the evolution of the field of tumor …

[HTML][HTML] NK cell-based immune checkpoint inhibition

M Khan, S Arooj, H Wang - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Immunotherapy, with an increasing number of therapeutic dimensions, is becoming an
important mode of treatment for cancer patients. The inhibition of immune checkpoints …