Combination strategies with PD-1/PD-L1 blockade: current advances and future directions

M Yi, X Zheng, M Niu, S Zhu, H Ge, K Wu - Molecular cancer, 2022 - Springer
Antibodies targeting programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) or its ligand PD-L1 rescue T
cells from exhausted status and revive immune response against cancer cells. Based on the …

Regulation of PD-L1 expression in the tumor microenvironment

M Yi, M Niu, L Xu, S Luo, K Wu - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) on cancer cells engages with programmed
cell death-1 (PD-1) on immune cells, contributing to cancer immune escape. For multiple …

RNA sequencing: new technologies and applications in cancer research

M Hong, S Tao, L Zhang, LT Diao, X Huang… - Journal of hematology & …, 2020 - Springer
Over the past few decades, RNA sequencing has significantly progressed, becoming a
paramount approach for transcriptome profiling. The revolution from bulk RNA sequencing …

Novel immune checkpoint targets: moving beyond PD-1 and CTLA-4

S Qin, L Xu, M Yi, S Yu, K Wu, S Luo - Molecular cancer, 2019 - Springer
The emergence of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), mainly including anti-programmed
cell death protein 1/programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-1/PD-L1) and anti-cytotoxic T …

Biomarkers for predicting efficacy of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors

M Yi, D Jiao, H Xu, Q Liu, W Zhao, X Han, K Wu - Molecular cancer, 2018 - Springer
Programmed cell death protein 1/programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-1/PD-L1) is a
negative modulatory signaling pathway for activation of T cell. It is acknowledged that PD …

CAR-T cell therapy-related cytokine release syndrome and therapeutic response is modulated by the gut microbiome in hematologic malignancies

Y Hu, J Li, F Ni, Z Yang, X Gui, Z Bao, H Zhao… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Immunotherapy utilizing chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) therapy holds promise for
hematologic malignancies, however, response rates and associated immune-related …

[HTML][HTML] Gut microbiota and metabolites associate with outcomes of immune checkpoint inhibitor–treated unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma

PC Lee, CJ Wu, YW Hung, CJ Lee, CT Chi… - … for immunotherapy of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are promising agents for unresectable
hepatocellular carcinoma (uHCC), but lack effective biomarker to predict outcomes. The gut …

Microbiome alteration via fecal microbiota transplantation is effective for refractory immune checkpoint inhibitor–induced colitis

TM Halsey, AS Thomas, T Hayase, W Ma… - Science translational …, 2023 - science.org
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) target advanced malignancies with high efficacy but also
predispose patients to immune-related adverse events like immune-mediated colitis (IMC) …

Targeting the IDO1 pathway in cancer: from bench to bedside

M Liu, X Wang, L Wang, X Ma, Z Gong… - Journal of hematology & …, 2018 - Springer
Abstract Indoleamine 2, 3-dioxygenases (IDO1 and IDO2) and tryptophan 2, 3-dioxygenase
(TDO) are tryptophan catabolic enzymes that catalyze the conversion of tryptophan into …

Next generation chimeric antigen receptor T cells: safety strategies to overcome toxicity

S Yu, M Yi, S Qin, K Wu - Molecular cancer, 2019 - Springer
Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy is an emerging and effective cancer
immunotherapy. Especially in hematological malignancies, CAR-T cells have achieved …