Improving head and neck cancer therapies by immunomodulation of the tumour microenvironment

AT Ruffin, H Li, L Vujanovic, DP Zandberg… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Targeted immunotherapy has improved patient survival in head and neck squamous cell
carcinoma (HNSCC), but less than 20% of patients produce a durable response to these …

Therapeutic targeting of regulatory T cells in cancer

F Shan, A Somasundaram, TC Bruno, CJ Workman… - Trends in cancer, 2022 - cell.com
The success of immunotherapy in oncology underscores the vital role of the immune system
in cancer development. Regulatory T cells (Tregs) maintain a fine balance between …

Exhaust the exhausters: Targeting regulatory T cells in the tumor microenvironment

BR McRitchie, B Akkaya - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The concept of cancer immunotherapy has gained immense momentum over the recent
years. The advancements in checkpoint blockade have led to a notable progress in treating …

NRP1 promotes prostate cancer progression via modulating EGFR-dependent AKT pathway activation

P Zhang, L Chen, F Zhou, Z He, G Wang, Y Luo - Cell Death & Disease, 2023 - nature.com
Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most common malignant tumor with a high global incidence in
males. The mechanism underlying PCa progression is still not clear. This study observed …

The mouse oral carcinoma (MOC) model: a 10-year retrospective on model development and head and neck cancer investigations

M Kono, S Saito, AM Egloff, CT Allen, R Uppaluri - Oral oncology, 2022 - Elsevier
Preclinical models of cancer have long been paramount to understanding tumor
development and advancing the treatment of cancer. Creating preclinical models that mimic …

Mind the (guidance) signals! Translational relevance of semaphorins, plexins, and neuropilins in pancreatic cancer

D Fard, E Giraudo, L Tamagnone - Trends in Molecular Medicine, 2023 - cell.com
Pancreatic cancer is a major cause of demise worldwide. Although key associated genetic
changes have been discovered, disease progression is sustained by pathogenic …

Deficiency of inflammation‐sensing protein neuropilin‐2 in myeloid‐derived macrophages exacerbates colitis via NF‐κB activation

T Li, J Ran, Z Miao, M Yang, D Mou… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Neuropilin‐2 (NRP2) is a multifunctional protein engaged in the regulation of
angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis, axon guidance, and tumor metastasis, but its function in …

KDM3A ablation activates endogenous retrovirus expression to stimulate antitumor immunity in gastric cancer

J Zheng, H Feng, J Lin, J Zhou, Z Xi, Y Zhang… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The success of immunotherapy for cancer treatment is limited by the presence of an
immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME); Therefore, identifying novel targets to …

[HTML][HTML] Fragile Treg cells: traitors in immune homeostasis?

X Song, R Chen, J Li, Y Zhu, J Jiao, H Liu… - Pharmacological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Regulatory T (Treg) cells play a key role in maintaining immune tolerance and tissue
homeostasis. However, in some disease microenvironments, Treg cells exhibit fragility …

The nervous system development regulator neuropilin-1 as a potential prognostic marker and therapeutic target in brain cancer

EM Rodrigues, AF Giovanini, CAPM Ribas, O Malafaia… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Dysregulation of molecular mechanisms that regulate nervous system
development may be at the origin of brain tumors. We reviewed the role of neuropilin-1 …