Oncolytic virotherapy: basic principles, recent advances and future directions

D Lin, Y Shen, T Liang - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Oncolytic viruses (OVs) have attracted growing awareness in the twenty-first century, as they
are generally considered to have direct oncolysis and cancer immune effects. With the …

Targeting tumor-associated macrophages for cancer treatment

M Li, L He, J Zhu, P Zhang, S Liang - Cell & bioscience, 2022 - Springer
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are abundant, nearly accounting for 30–50% of
stromal cells in the tumor microenvironment. TAMs exhibit an immunosuppressive M2-like …

CAR-T cell-mediated depletion of immunosuppressive tumor-associated macrophages promotes endogenous antitumor immunity and augments adoptive …

A Rodriguez-Garcia, RC Lynn, M Poussin… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) represents a major barrier for
effective immunotherapy. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are highly heterogeneous …

Oncolytic viruses: newest frontier for cancer immunotherapy

MM Rahman, G McFadden - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Oncolytic viruses (OVs) are viruses that selectively target and kill cancer
cells while sparing normal ones. OVs are from diverse families of viruses, but naturally …

[HTML][HTML] Oncolytic virus therapy in cancer: A current review

JS Apolonio, VL de Souza Gonçalves… - World journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In view of the advancement in the understanding about the most diverse types of cancer and
consequently a relentless search for a cure and increased survival rates of cancer patients …

[HTML][HTML] Remodeling the tumor microenvironment by oncolytic viruses: beyond oncolysis of tumor cells for cancer treatment

L Wang, LSC Dunmall, Z Cheng… - … for immunotherapy of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Tumor cells manipulate the local environment in which they grow, creating a tumor
microenvironment (TME) that promotes tumor survival and metastasis. The TME is an …

Overcoming challenges for CD3-bispecific antibody therapy in solid tumors

J Middelburg, K Kemper, P Engelberts, AF Labrijn… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary CD3-bispecific antibody therapy is a form of immunotherapy that enables
soldier cells of the immune system to recognize and kill tumor cells. This type of therapy is …

Targeting tumor-associated macrophages for cancer immunotherapy

Y Shu, P Cheng - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Reviews on …, 2020 - Elsevier
Macrophages are important effector cells of the innate immune system and are also major
components of the tumor microenvironment (TME). Macrophages that are abundant in the …

Oncolytic viruses encoding bispecific T cell engagers: a blueprint for emerging immunovirotherapies

JPW Heidbuechel, CE Engeland - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2021 - Springer
Bispecific T cell engagers (BiTEs) are an innovative class of immunotherapeutics that
redirect T cells to tumor surface antigens. While efficacious against certain hematological …

Role of macrophages in tumor progression and therapy

Y Xu, X Wang, L Liu, J Wang… - … Journal of Oncology, 2022 - spandidos-publications.com
The number and phenotype of macrophages are closely related to tumor growth and
prognosis. Macrophages are recruited to (and polarized at) the tumor site thereby promoting …