Mechanisms driving the immunoregulatory function of cancer cells

A van Weverwijk, KE de Visser - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Tumours display an astonishing variation in the spatial distribution, composition and
activation state of immune cells, which impacts their progression and response to …

The expanding role for small molecules in immuno-oncology

R Offringa, L Kötzner, B Huck, K Urbahns - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
The advent of immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI) using antibodies against PD1 and its
ligand PDL1 has prompted substantial efforts to develop complementary drugs. Although …

Mutant BRAF and MEK inhibitors regulate the tumor immune microenvironment via pyroptosis

DA Erkes, W Cai, IM Sanchez, TJ Purwin, C Rogers… - Cancer discovery, 2020 - AACR
Combinations of BRAF inhibitors and MEK inhibitors (BRAFi+ MEKi) are FDA-approved to
treat BRAF V600E/K-mutant melanoma. Efficacy of BRAFi+ MEKi associates with cancer cell …

Targeting oncogene and non-oncogene addiction to inflame the tumour microenvironment

G Petroni, A Buqué, LM Coussens… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized the clinical management of multiple
tumours. However, only a few patients respond to ICIs, which has generated considerable …

Immunomodulation by targeted anticancer agents

G Petroni, A Buqué, L Zitvogel, G Kroemer, L Galluzzi - Cancer cell, 2021 - cell.com
At odds with conventional chemotherapeutics, targeted anticancer agents are designed to
inhibit precise molecular alterations that support oncogenesis or tumor progression. Despite …

At the crossroads of immunotherapy for oncogene-addicted subsets of NSCLC

I Otano, AC Ucero, J Zugazagoitia… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2023 - nature.com
Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has become a paradigm of precision medicine, with
the discovery of numerous disease subtypes defined by specific oncogenic driver mutations …

Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts Affect Intratumoral CD8+ and FoxP3+ T Cells Via IL6 in the Tumor Microenvironment

T Kato, K Noma, T Ohara, H Kashima, Y Katsura… - Clinical Cancer …, 2018 - AACR
Abstract Purpose: Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in the tumor microenvironment
(TME) play a central role in tumor progression. We investigated whether CAFs can regulate …

Multicenter randomized phase II trial of atezolizumab with or without cobimetinib in biliary tract cancers

M Yarchoan, L Cope, AN Ruggieri… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
BACKGROUND MEK inhibitors have limited activity in biliary tract cancers (BTCs) as
monotherapy but are hypothesized to enhance responses to programmed death ligand 1 …

The tale of TILs in breast cancer: a report from the international immuno-oncology biomarker working group

K El Bairi, HR Haynes, E Blackley, S Fineberg… - NPJ breast …, 2021 - nature.com
The advent of immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) in modern oncology has significantly
improved survival in several cancer settings. A subgroup of women with breast cancer (BC) …

Rational cancer treatment combinations: an urgent clinical need

J Boshuizen, DS Peeper - Molecular cell, 2020 - cell.com
We are witnessing several revolutionary technological advances in cancer. These
innovations have not only contributed to a growing understanding of the tumor and its …