Neuroblastoma: developmental biology, cancer genomics and immunotherapy

NKV Cheung, MA Dyer - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2013 - nature.com
Neuroblastoma is a solid tumour that arises from the developing sympathetic nervous
system. Over the past decade, our understanding of this disease has advanced …

Mechanisms, diagnosis and treatment of bone metastases

J Ban, V Fock, DNT Aryee, H Kovar - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Bone and bone marrow are among the most frequent metastatic sites of cancer. The
occurrence of bone metastasis is frequently associated with a dismal disease outcome. The …

Viral nanoparticle vaccines against S100A9 reduce lung tumor seeding and metastasis

YH Chung, OA Ortega-Rivera… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Metastatic cancer accounts for 90% of all cancer-related deaths and continues to be one of
the toughest challenges in cancer treatment. A growing body of data indicates that S100A9 …

“Re-educating” tumor associated macrophages as a novel immunotherapy strategy for neuroblastoma

KX Liu, S Joshi - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial pediatric tumor and often presents with
metastatic disease, and patients with high-risk neuroblastoma have survival rates of~ 50 …

Natural killer cells and neuroblastoma: tumor recognition, escape mechanisms, and possible novel immunotherapeutic approaches

C Bottino, A Dondero, F Bellora, L Moretta… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Neuroblastoma (NB) is the most common extra-cranial solid tumor of childhood and arises
from developing sympathetic nervous system. Most primary tumors localize in the abdomen …

HLA-G and other immune checkpoint molecules as targets for novel combined immunotherapies

F Morandi, I Airoldi - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
HLA-G is an HLA-class Ib molecule that is involved in the establishment of tolerance at the
maternal/fetal interface during pregnancy. The expression of HLA-G is highly restricted in …

The role of calprotectin in pediatric disease

G Vaos, ID Kostakis, N Zavras… - BioMed research …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Calprotectin (CP) is a calcium‐and zinc‐binding protein of the S100 family expressed mainly
by neutrophils with important extracellular activity. The aim of the current review is to …

The Role of HLA-G Molecule and HLA-G Gene Polymorphisms in Tumors, Viral Hepatitis, and Parasitic Diseases

FC Dias, EC Castelli, CVA Collares, P Moreau… - Frontiers in …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Considering that the non-classical HLA-G molecule has well-recognized tolerogenic
properties, HLA-G expression is expected to be deleterious when present in tumor cells and …

Immunosuppressive microenvironment in neuroblastoma

V Pistoia, F Morandi, G Bianchi, A Pezzolo… - Frontiers in …, 2013 - frontiersin.org
According to the cancer immunoediting model, the interplay between tumor cells and the
host immune system is crucial for the control of tumor growth. NB is a pediatric tumor that …

HLA-dependent tumour development: a role for tumour associate macrophages?

M Marchesi, E Andersson, L Villabona… - Journal of Translational …, 2013 - Springer
HLA abnormalities on tumour cells for immune escape have been widely described. In
addition, cellular components of the tumour microenvironment, in particular myeloid derived …