Combination of phototherapy with immune checkpoint blockade: Theory and practice in cancer

Y Zhao, X Liu, X Liu, J Yu, X Bai, X Wu, X Guo… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy has evolved as a revolutionized therapeutic
modality to eradicate tumor cells by releasing the brake of the antitumor immune response …

T-cell repertoire diversity: friend or foe for protective antitumor response?

N Porciello, O Franzese, L D'Ambrosio… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Profiling the T-Cell Receptor (TCR) repertoire is establishing as a potent approach
to investigate autologous and treatment-induced antitumor immune response. Technical and …

NR4A1 mediates NK‐cell dysfunction in hepatocellular carcinoma via the IFN‐γ/p‐STAT1/IRF1 pathway

W Yu, J He, F Wang, Q He, Y Shi, X Tao, B Sun - Immunology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most fatal tumours worldwide and has a high
recurrence rate. Nevertheless, the mechanism of HCC genesis remains partly unexplored …

Targeting the tumor microenvironment: a close up of tumor-associated macrophages and neutrophils

M Russo, C Nastasi - Frontiers in Oncology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The importance of the tumor microenvironment (TME) in dynamically regulating cancer
progression and influencing the therapeutic outcome is widely accepted and appreciated …

Morusin shows potent antitumor activity for melanoma through apoptosis induction and proliferation inhibition

W Liu, Y Ji, F Wang, C Li, S Shi, R Liu, Q Li, L Guo… - BMC cancer, 2023 - Springer
Background The discovery of new anti-melanoma drugs with low side effect is urgently
required in the clinic. Recent studies showed that morusin, a flavonoid compound isolated …

STARBOARD: encorafenib + binimetinib + pembrolizumab for first-line metastatic/unresectable BRAF V600-mutant melanoma

D Schadendorf, R Dummer, C Robert, A Ribas… - Future …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the significant progress in the treatment of unresectable or metastatic BRAF V600-
mutant melanoma, there remains two primary treatment options: targeted therapy and …

Regulation of the innate immune cells during pregnancy: An immune checkpoint perspective

WX Li, XH Xu, LP Jin - Journal of cellular and molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The foetus can be regarded as a half‐allograft implanted into the maternal body. In a
successful pregnancy, the mother does not reject the foetus because of the immune …

Harnessing liquid biopsies to guide immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy

S Fatima, Y Ma, A Safrachi, S Haider, KJ Spring… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cancer remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality for millions of
people across the globe. While immunotherapy using immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) is …

New insights on the role of anti-PD-L1 and anti-CTLA-4 mAbs on different lymphocytes subpopulations in TNBC

RR Lembo, L Manna, G Froechlich, E Sasso… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary T cells have been considered, for a long time, key players in anti-cancer
responses triggered by treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors, but our recent studies …

Serum immune mediators as novel predictors of response to anti-PD-1/PD-L1 therapy in non-small cell lung cancer patients with high tissue-PD-L1 expression

A Raza, R Mohsen, A Kanbour, AR Zar Gul… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the leading cause of cancer-related
morbidity and mortality worldwide. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) including anti-PD-1 …