Immune modulation of the tumor microenvironment for enhancing cancer immunotherapy

C Devaud, LB John, JA Westwood, PK Darcy… - …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
There is much promise in the use of immunotherapy for the treatment of cancer. Approaches
such as those using antibodies or adoptive cell transfer can mediate complete tumor …

Nucleic acid sensors as therapeutic targets for human disease

SM McWhirter, CA Jefferies - Immunity, 2020 - cell.com
Innate immune sensors that detect nucleic acids are attractive targets for therapeutic
intervention because of their diverse roles in many disease processes. In detecting RNA and …

NIR-light-mediated spatially selective triggering of anti-tumor immunity via upconversion nanoparticle-based immunodevices

H Chu, J Zhao, Y Mi, Z Di, L Li - Nature communications, 2019 - nature.com
Immunomodulatory therapies are becoming a paradigm-shifting treatment modality for
cancer. Despite promising clinical results, cancer immunotherapy is accompanied with off …

[HTML][HTML] Co-delivery of gemcitabine and paclitaxel plus NanoCpG empowers chemoimmunotherapy of postoperative “cold” triple-negative breast cancer

B Guo, Y Qu, Y Sun, S Zhao, J Yuan, P Zhang… - Bioactive materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) due to lack of clear target and notorious “cold” tumor
microenvironment (TME) is one of the most intractable and lethal malignancies. Tuning …

Engineered CpG‐Loaded Nanorobots Drive Autophagy‐Mediated Immunity for TLR9‐Positive Cancer Therapy

Y Wang, SL Qiao, J Wang, MZ Yu, NN Wang… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Smart nanorobots have emerged as novel drug delivery platforms in nanomedicine,
potentially improving anti‐cancer efficacy and reducing side effects. In this study, an …

Cationic nanoparticles enhance T cell tumor infiltration and antitumor immune responses to a melanoma vaccine

R Smith, EI Wafa, SM Geary, K Ebeid… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
In clinical settings, cancer vaccines as monotherapies have displayed limited success
compared to other cancer immunotherapeutic treatments. Nanoscale formulations have the …

Intratumoral injection of CpG oligonucleotides induces the differentiation and reduces the immunosuppressive activity of myeloid-derived suppressor cells

Y Shirota, H Shirota, DM Klinman - The Journal of Immunology, 2012 - journals.aai.org
Immunostimulatory CpG oligonucleotides (ODN) activate cells that express TLR9 and have
been shown to improve the host's response to tumor Ags. Unfortunately, the …

[HTML][HTML] Combining photothermal therapy and immunotherapy against melanoma by polydopamine-coated Al2O3 nanoparticles

W Chen, M Qin, X Chen, Q Wang, Z Zhang, X Sun - Theranostics, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Photothermal therapy (PTT) can be an effective antitumor therapy, but it may not completely
eliminate tumor cells, leading to the risk of recurrence or metastasis. Here we describe …

Effective innate and adaptive antimelanoma immunity through localized TLR7/8 activation

M Singh, H Khong, Z Dai, XF Huang… - The Journal of …, 2014 - journals.aai.org
Intratumoral immune activation can induce local and systemic antitumor immunity.
Imiquimod is a cream-formulated, TLR7 agonist that is Food and Drug Administration …

[HTML][HTML] Magnetic systems for cancer immunotherapy

NB Day, WC Wixson, CW Shields IV - Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2021 - Elsevier
Immunotherapy is a rapidly developing area of cancer treatment due to its higher specificity
and potential for greater efficacy than traditional therapies. Immune cell modulation through …