Chemical and biomolecular strategies for STING pathway activation in cancer immunotherapy

KM Garland, TL Sheehy, JT Wilson - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The stimulator of interferon genes (STING) cellular signaling pathway is a promising target
for cancer immunotherapy. Activation of the intracellular STING protein triggers the …

Nanomedicine embraces cancer radio-immunotherapy: mechanism, design, recent advances, and clinical translation

H Li, Q Luo, H Zhang, X Ma, Z Gu, Q Gong… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Cancer radio-immunotherapy, integrating external/internal radiation therapy with immuno-
oncology treatments, emerges in the current management of cancer. A growing number of …

STING agonist delivery by tumour-penetrating PEG-lipid nanodiscs primes robust anticancer immunity

EL Dane, A Belessiotis-Richards, C Backlund… - Nature Materials, 2022 - nature.com
Activation of the innate immune STimulator of INterferon Genes (STING) pathway potentiates
antitumour immunity, but systemic delivery of STING agonists to tumours is challenging. We …

Investigation of the enhanced antitumour potency of STING agonist after conjugation to polymer nanoparticles

P Dosta, AM Cryer, MZ Dion, T Shiraishi… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Intravenously administered cyclic dinucleotides and other STING agonists are hampered by
low cellular uptake and poor circulatory half-life. Here we report the covalent conjugation of …

Chemically programmed STING-activating nano-liposomal vesicles improve anticancer immunity

X Chen, F Meng, Y Xu, T Li, X Chen, H Wang - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
The often immune-suppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) may hinder immune evasion
and response to checkpoint blockade therapies. Pharmacological activation of the STING …

ZnS@ BSA nanoclusters potentiate efficacy of cancer immunotherapy

D Cen, Q Ge, C Xie, Q Zheng, J Guo… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Although immunotherapy such as immune checkpoint inhibitors has shown promising
efficacy in cancer treatment, the responsiveness among patients is relatively limited …

STING-activating nanoparticles normalize the vascular-immune interface to potentiate cancer immunotherapy

L Wang-Bishop, BR Kimmel, VM Ngwa… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The tumor-associated vasculature imposes major structural and biochemical barriers to the
infiltration of effector T cells and effective tumor control. Correlations between stimulator of …

Unlocking the promise of systemic STING agonist for cancer immunotherapy

X Sun, X Zhou, YL Lei, JJ Moon - Journal of Controlled Release, 2023 - Elsevier
Stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway is the key innate immune pathway involving
in cancer immunity. Emerging new molecules and drug delivery systems have made …

Sensitizing tumors to immune checkpoint blockage via STING agonists delivered by tumor-penetrating neutrophil cytopharmaceuticals

M Hao, L Zhu, S Hou, S Chen, X Li, K Li, N Zhu… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have displayed potential efficacy in triple-negative
breast cancer (TNBC) treatment, while only a minority of patients benefit from ICI therapy …

Advanced nanomaterials targeting activation of STING for enhanced cancer immunotherapy

J Tan, M Wang, B Ding, J Lin - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
The activation of STING in cancer cells is conducive to inducing apoptosis of cancer cells
and activating immune responses for immunotherapy by improving antigen presentation …