Tumor-infiltrating regulatory T cells as targets of cancer immunotherapy

C Tay, A Tanaka, S Sakaguchi - Cancer Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are abundant in tumor tissues, raising a question of whether
immunosuppressive tumor-infiltrating Tregs (TI-Tregs) can be selectively depleted or …

B cells and tertiary lymphoid structures as determinants of tumour immune contexture and clinical outcome

WH Fridman, M Meylan, F Petitprez, CM Sun… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2022 - nature.com
B cells are a major component of the tumour microenvironment, where they are
predominantly associated with tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS). In germinal centres within …

[HTML][HTML] Resistance mechanisms to anti-PD cancer immunotherapy

MD Vesely, T Zhang, L Chen - Annual review of immunology, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The transformative success of antibodies targeting the PD-1 (programmed death 1)/B7-H1
(B7 homolog 1) pathway (anti-PD therapy) has revolutionized cancer treatment. However …

[HTML][HTML] Lactic acid promotes PD-1 expression in regulatory T cells in highly glycolytic tumor microenvironments

S Kumagai, S Koyama, K Itahashi, T Tanegashima… - Cancer Cell, 2022 - cell.com
The balance of programmed death-1 (PD-1)-expressing CD8+ T cells and regulatory T
(Treg) cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME) determines the clinical efficacy of PD-1 …

[HTML][HTML] Toll-like receptor signaling and its role in cell-mediated immunity

T Duan, Y Du, C Xing, HY Wang, RF Wang - Frontiers in Immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Innate immunity is the first defense system against invading pathogens. Toll-like receptors
(TLRs) are well-defined pattern recognition receptors responsible for pathogen recognition …

[HTML][HTML] Inflammation and tumor progression: signaling pathways and targeted intervention

H Zhao, L Wu, G Yan, Y Chen, M Zhou… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
Cancer development and its response to therapy are regulated by inflammation, which
either promotes or suppresses tumor progression, potentially displaying opposing effects on …

[HTML][HTML] Combination strategies to maximize the benefits of cancer immunotherapy

S Zhu, T Zhang, L Zheng, H Liu, W Song, D Liu… - Journal of hematology & …, 2021 - Springer
Immunotherapies such as immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) and adoptive cell therapy
(ACT) have revolutionized cancer treatment, especially in patients whose disease was …

Tumor abnormality-oriented nanomedicine design

Q Zhou, J Xiang, N Qiu, Y Wang, Y Piao, S Shao… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Anticancer nanomedicines have been proven effective in mitigating the side effects of
chemotherapeutic drugs. However, challenges remain in augmenting their therapeutic …

[HTML][HTML] PD-1-cis IL-2R agonism yields better effectors from stem-like CD8+ T cells

L Codarri Deak, V Nicolini, M Hashimoto, M Karagianni… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Expansion and differentiation of antigen-experienced PD-1+ TCF-1+ stem-like CD8+ T cells
into effector cells is critical for the success of immunotherapies based on PD-1 blockade …

[HTML][HTML] CXCR3 expression in regulatory T cells drives interactions with type I dendritic cells in tumors to restrict CD8+ T cell antitumor immunity

MAM Ayala, TF Campbell, C Zhang, N Dahan… - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
Infiltration of regulatory T (Treg) cells, an immunosuppressive population of CD4+ T cells,
into solid cancers represents a barrier to cancer immunotherapy. Chemokine receptors are …