Myeloid-derived suppressor cells as immunosuppressive regulators and therapeutic targets in cancer

K Li, H Shi, B Zhang, X Ou, Q Ma, Y Chen… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are a heterogenic population of immature
myeloid cells with immunosuppressive effects, which undergo massive expansion during …

The evasion mechanisms of cancer immunity and drug intervention in the tumor microenvironment

SK Kim, SW Cho - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Recently, in the field of cancer treatment, the paradigm has changed to immunotherapy that
activates the immune system to induce cancer attacks. Among them, immune checkpoint …

Phase II randomized study of ramucirumab and pembrolizumab versus standard of care in advanced non–small-cell lung cancer previously treated with …

KL Reckamp, MW Redman, KH Dragnev… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE Resistance to immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI) in advanced non–small-cell
lung cancer (NSCLC) represents a major unmet need. Combining ICI with vascular …

Enhancing immunotherapy response in melanoma: myeloid-derived suppressor cells as a therapeutic target

FGO Kurt, S Lasser, I Arkhypov, J Utikal… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Despite the remarkable success of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) in melanoma
treatment, resistance to them remains a substantial clinical challenge. Myeloid-derived …

Augmenting anticancer immunity through combined targeting of angiogenic and PD-1/PD-L1 pathways: challenges and opportunities

SP Hack, AX Zhu, Y Wang - Frontiers in Immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Cancer immunotherapy (CIT) with antibodies targeting the programmed cell death 1 protein
(PD-1)/programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 (PD-L1) axis have changed the standard of care in …

Revealing the transcriptional heterogeneity of organ‐specific metastasis in human gastric cancer using single‐cell RNA sequencing

H Jiang, D Yu, P Yang, R Guo, M Kong… - Clinical and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Deciphering intra‐and inter‐tumoural heterogeneity is essential for
understanding the biology of gastric cancer (GC) and its metastasis and identifying effective …

Inflammation-induced tumorigenesis and metastasis

S Hibino, T Kawazoe, H Kasahara, S Itoh… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Inflammation, especially chronic inflammation, plays a pivotal role in tumorigenesis and
metastasis through various mechanisms and is now recognized as a hallmark of cancer and …

The functional crosstalk between myeloid-derived suppressor cells and regulatory T cells within the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment

M Haist, H Stege, S Grabbe, M Bros - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Immunotherapy improved the therapeutic landscape for patients with
advanced cancer diseases. However, many patients do not benefit from immunotherapy …

Studying neutrophil function in vitro: cell models and environmental factors

M Blanter, M Gouwy, S Struyf - Journal of inflammation research, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Neutrophils are the most abundant immune cell type in the blood and constitute the first line
of defense against invading pathogens. Despite their important role in many diseases, they …

Immune-checkpoint inhibitor resistance in cancer treatment: current progress and future directions

C Zhang, C Zhang, H Wang - Cancer letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Cancer treatment has been advanced with the advent of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs)
exemplified by anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4), anti-programmed …