Targeting the gut and tumor microbiota in cancer

EM Park, M Chelvanambi, N Bhutiani, G Kroemer… - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
Microorganisms within the gut and other niches may contribute to carcinogenesis, as well as
shaping cancer immunosurveillance and response to immunotherapy. Our understanding of …

Bacteria in cancer initiation, promotion and progression

G El Tekle, WS Garrett - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Cancer cells originate from a series of acquired genetic mutations that can drive their
uncontrolled cell proliferation and immune evasion. Environmental factors, including the …

Intestinal microbiota signatures of clinical response and immune-related adverse events in melanoma patients treated with anti-PD-1

JA McCulloch, D Davar, RR Rodrigues, JH Badger… - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
Ample evidence indicates that the gut microbiome is a tumor-extrinsic factor associated with
antitumor response to anti-programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) therapy, but …

Gut microbiota in colorectal cancer development and therapy

CC Wong, J Yu - Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, 2023 - nature.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the commonest cancers globally. A unique aspect of CRC
is its intimate association with the gut microbiota, which forms an essential part of the tumour …

Gut microbiota influence immunotherapy responses: mechanisms and therapeutic strategies

Y Lu, X Yuan, M Wang, Z He, H Li, J Wang… - Journal of hematology & …, 2022 - Springer
The gut microbiota have long been recognized to play a key role in human health and
disease. Currently, several lines of evidence from preclinical to clinical research have …

Engineered cellular immunotherapies in cancer and beyond

AV Finck, T Blanchard, CP Roselle, G Golinelli… - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
This year marks the tenth anniversary of cell therapy with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-
modified T cells for refractory leukemia. The widespread commercial approval of genetically …

Gut barrier disruption and chronic disease

J Martel, SH Chang, YF Ko, TL Hwang… - Trends in Endocrinology …, 2022 - cell.com
The intestinal barrier protects the host against gut microbes, food antigens, and toxins
present in the gastrointestinal tract. However, gut barrier integrity can be affected by intrinsic …

Gut microbiome correlates of response and toxicity following anti-CD19 CAR T cell therapy

M Smith, A Dai, G Ghilardi, KV Amelsberg, SM Devlin… - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
Anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy has led to unprecedented
responses in patients with high-risk hematologic malignancies. However, up to 60% of …

Exploring immunotherapy in colorectal cancer

J Weng, S Li, Z Zhu, Q Liu, R Zhang, Y Yang… - Journal of hematology & …, 2022 - Springer
Chemotherapy combined with or without targeted therapy is the fundamental treatment for
metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Due to the adverse effects of chemotherapeutic drugs …

[HTML][HTML] Microbiome and cancer

N Cullin, CA Antunes, R Straussman… - Cancer Cell, 2021 - cell.com
The human microbiome constitutes a complex multikingdom community that symbiotically
interacts with the host across multiple body sites. Host-microbiome interactions impact …