Combination strategies with PD-1/PD-L1 blockade: current advances and future directions

M Yi, X Zheng, M Niu, S Zhu, H Ge, K Wu - Molecular cancer, 2022 - Springer
Antibodies targeting programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) or its ligand PD-L1 rescue T
cells from exhausted status and revive immune response against cancer cells. Based on the …

Immunotherapy combination approaches: mechanisms, biomarkers and clinical observations

LH Butterfield, YG Najjar - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2024 - nature.com
The approval of the first immune checkpoint inhibitors provided a paradigm shift for the
treatment of malignancies across a broad range of indications. Whereas initially, single …

Pancreatic cancer and immunotherapy: a clinical overview

FEF Timmer, B Geboers, S Nieuwenhuizen, M Dijkstra… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is an aggressive cancer with a
dismal prognosis. While immunotherapy has been deemed a breakthrough treatment for …

The role of PD-1/PD-L1 and application of immune-checkpoint inhibitors in human cancers

Q Tang, Y Chen, X Li, S Long, Y Shi, Y Yu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) is a checkpoint receptor expressed on the surface
of various immune cells. PD-L1, the natural receptor for PD-1, is mainly expressed in tumor …

Immunosuppression, immune escape, and immunotherapy in pancreatic cancer: focused on the tumor microenvironment

YH Zhu, JH Zheng, QY Jia, ZH Duan, HF Yao, J Yang… - Cellular Oncology, 2023 - Springer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the most common type of pancreatic cancer, is
characterized by poor treatment response and low survival time. The current clinical …

Immune checkpoint blockade in pancreatic cancer: trudging through the immune desert

X Li, M Gulati, AC Larson, JC Solheim, M Jain… - Seminars in cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pancreatic cancer (PC) has exceptionally high mortality due to ineffective treatment
strategies. Immunotherapy, which mobilizes the immune system to fight against cancer, has …

Fasting renders immunotherapy effective against low-immunogenic breast cancer while reducing side effects

S Cortellino, A Raveane, C Chiodoni, G Delfanti… - Cell Reports, 2022 - cell.com
Immunotherapy is improving the prognosis and survival of cancer patients, but despite
encouraging outcomes in different cancers, the majority of tumors are resistant to it, and the …

Cold and hot tumors: from molecular mechanisms to targeted therapy

B Wu, B Zhang, B Li, H Wu, M Jiang - Signal Transduction and Targeted …, 2024 - nature.com
Immunotherapy has made significant strides in cancer treatment, particularly through
immune checkpoint blockade (ICB), which has shown notable clinical benefits across …

Receptor-interacting protein kinase 2 is an immunotherapy target in pancreatic cancer

W Sang, Y Zhou, H Chen, C Yu, L Dai, Z Liu, L Chen… - Cancer discovery, 2024 - AACR
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains a highly lethal malignancy because of
its aggressive nature and the paucity of effective treatment options. Almost all registered …

Immune-based combination therapy to convert immunologically cold tumors into hot tumors: an update and new insights

J Ni, Z Zhang, M Ge, J Chen, W Zhuo - Acta Pharmacologica Sinica, 2023 - nature.com
As a breakthrough strategy for cancer treatment, immunotherapy mainly consists of immune
checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) and other immunomodulatory drugs that provide a durable …