Recent progress, perspectives, and issues of engineered PD-L1 regulation nano-system to better cure tumor: A review

Z Zhou, H Wang, J Li, X Jiang, Z Li, J Shen - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Currently, immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapies that target the programmed cell
death ligand-1 (PD-L1) have been used as revolutionary cancer treatments in the clinic …

Triple-negative breast cancer brain metastasis: An update on druggable targets, current clinical trials, and future treatment options

M Nakhjavani, RM Samarasinghe, S Shigdar - Drug Discovery Today, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•Treatment of brain metastasis is very challenging, due to the role of blood–brain
barrier.•Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) lacks targeted therapy and is challenging to …

Nectin-4-targeted immunoSPECT/CT imaging and photothermal therapy of triple-negative breast cancer

F Shao, Z Pan, Y Long, Z Zhu, K Wang, H Ji… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is more prone to distant metastasis and
visceral recurrence in comparison to other breast cancer subtypes, and is related to dismal …

T cell-derived exosomes in tumor immune modulation and immunotherapy

Q Zhou, S Wei, H Wang, Y Li, S Fan, Y Cao… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Exosomes are nanoscale vesicles secreted by most cells and have a phospholipid bilayer
structure. Exosomes contain DNA, small RNA, proteins, and other substances that can carry …

Aptamer-based strategies to boost immunotherapy in TNBC

L Agnello, A d'Argenio, R Nilo, M Fedele, S Camorani… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive breast cancer
subtype with poor outcomes and limited therapeutic options. It is characterized by a more …

Unravelling the glioblastoma tumour microenvironment: Can aptamer targeted delivery become successful in treating brain cancers?

B Giles, M Nakhjavani, A Wiesa, T Knight, S Shigdar… - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Glioblastoma multiforme is the most lethal form of brain cancer. To improve
patient outcomes, more effective treatments should be designed. Therefore, it is important to …

Cytotoxic effects of aptamer-doxorubicin conjugates in an ovarian cancer cell line

JL Henri, M Nakhjavani, S McCoombe, S Shigdar - Biochimie, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite medical advances in treatment strategies over the past 30-years, epithelial ovarian
cancer (EOC) continues to be defined by poor patient survival rates and aggressive, drug …

Application of biomimetic nanovaccines in cancer immunotherapy: A useful strategy to help combat immunotherapy resistance

Z Xu, H Zhou, T Li, Q Yi, A Thakur, K Zhang, X Ma… - Drug Resistance …, 2024 - Elsevier
Breakthroughs in actual clinical applications have begun through vaccine-based cancer
immunotherapy, which uses the body's immune system, both humoral and cellular, to attack …

Natural Blockers of PD-1/PD-L1 Interaction for the Immunotherapy of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer-Brain Metastasis

M Nakhjavani, S Shigdar - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Aggressive types of breast cancer spread to the brain and can form a new
tumor there. The treatment of such a tumor is more difficult because there is a membrane …

Impact of Brain Organoid-Derived sEVs on Metastatic Adaptation and Invasion of Breast Carcinoma Cells through a Microphysiological System

H Nazari, A Cho, D Goss, JP Thiery, ME Warkiani - Lab on a Chip, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Brain metastases are common in triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), suggesting a
complex process of cancer spread. The mechanisms enabling TNBC cell adaptation and …