Cell adhesion molecules and their roles and regulation in the immune and tumor microenvironment

H Harjunpää, M Llort Asens, C Guenther… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The immune system and cancer have a complex relationship with the immune system
playing a dual role in tumor development. The effector cells of the immune system can …

The current landscape of CAR T-cell therapy for solid tumors: Mechanisms, research progress, challenges, and counterstrategies

A Daei Sorkhabi, L Mohamed Khosroshahi… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
The successful outcomes of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy in treating
hematologic cancers have increased the previously unprecedented excitement to use this …

Teaching an old dog new tricks: next-generation CAR T cells

N Tokarew, J Ogonek, S Endres… - British journal of …, 2019 - nature.com
Adoptive T cell therapy (ACT) refers to the therapeutic use of T cells. T cells genetically
engineered to express chimeric antigen receptors (CAR) constitute the most clinically …

Current challenges and emerging opportunities of CAR-T cell therapies

TR Abreu, NA Fonseca, N Gonçalves… - Journal of Controlled …, 2020 - Elsevier
Infusion of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-genetically modified T cells (CAR-T cells) have
led to remarkable clinical responses and cancer remission in patients suffering from …

Enhancing tumor T cell infiltration to enable cancer immunotherapy

J Zhang, S Endres, S Kobold - Immunotherapy, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Cancer immunotherapy has changed the treatment landscape for cancer patients, especially
for those with metastatic spread. While the immunotherapeutic armamentarium is constantly …

β1 integrins as therapeutic targets to disrupt hallmarks of cancer

AF Blandin, G Renner, M Lehmann… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Integrins belong to a large family of αβ heterodimeric transmembrane proteins first
recognized as adhesion molecules that bind to dedicated elements of the extracellular …

Integrin crosstalk contributes to the complexity of signalling and unpredictable cancer cell fates

I Samaržija, A Dekanić, JD Humphries, M Paradžik… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Integrins are heterodimeric cell surface receptors composed of α and β subunits that control
adhesion, proliferation and gene expression. The integrin heterodimer binding to ligand …

Integrin β1 in pancreatic cancer: expressions, functions, and clinical implications

J Li, L Peng, Q Chen, Z Ye, T Zhao, S Hou, J Gu… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Pancreatic cancer (PC) is a highly aggressive malignant tumor with an
extremely poor prognosis. Early diagnosis and treatment are key to improving the survival …

Integrated analysis of prognostic and immune associated integrin family in ovarian cancer

A Wu, S Zhang, J Liu, Y Huang, W Deng, G Shu… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Human integrin receptors are important for cell-cell and cell-matrix adhesion in normal
epithelial cells. Emerging evidences have indicated integrin members are involved in cancer …

Paving new roads for CARs

A Hyrenius-Wittsten, KT Roybal - Trends in cancer, 2019 - cell.com
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy has had unprecedented impact in the
treatment of hematological malignancies with few therapeutic options. However, it is clear …