Roles of natural killer cells in immunity to cancer, and applications to immunotherapy

NK Wolf, DU Kissiov, DH Raulet - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2023 - nature.com
Great strides have been made in recent years towards understanding the roles of natural
killer (NK) cells in immunity to tumours and viruses. NK cells are cytotoxic innate lymphoid …

Harnessing natural killer cells for cancer immunotherapy: dispatching the first responders

NA Maskalenko, D Zhigarev… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
Natural killer (NK) cells have crucial roles in the innate immunosurveillance of cancer and
viral infections. They are 'first responders' that can spontaneously recognize abnormal cells …

Targeting macrophages in hematological malignancies: recent advances and future directions

W Li, F Wang, R Guo, Z Bian, Y Song - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2022 - Springer
Emerging evidence indicates that the detection and clearance of cancer cells via
phagocytosis induced by innate immune checkpoints play significant roles in tumor …

[HTML][HTML] Hypoimmune induced pluripotent stem cells survive long term in fully immunocompetent, allogeneic rhesus macaques

X Hu, K White, AG Olroyd, R DeJesus… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Genetic engineering of allogeneic cell therapeutics that fully prevents rejection by a
recipient's immune system would abolish the requirement for immunosuppressive drugs or …

Nanomedicine-based co-delivery of a calcium channel inhibitor and a small molecule targeting CD47 for lung cancer immunotherapy

Y Guo, Q Bao, P Hu, J Shi - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Pro-tumoral macrophages in lung tumors present a significant challenge in immunotherapy.
Here, we introduce a pH-responsive nanomedicine approach for activating anti-tumoral …

Exploiting innate immunity for cancer immunotherapy

M Yi, T Li, M Niu, Q Mei, B Zhao, Q Chu, Z Dai, K Wu - Molecular cancer, 2023 - Springer
Immunotherapies have revolutionized the treatment paradigms of various types of cancers.
However, most of these immunomodulatory strategies focus on harnessing adaptive …

Combining CD47 blockade with trastuzumab eliminates HER2-positive breast cancer cells and overcomes trastuzumab tolerance

R Upton, A Banuelos, D Feng… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Trastuzumab, a targeted anti-human epidermal-growth-factor receptor-2 (HER2) monoclonal
antibody, represents a mainstay in the treatment of HER2-positive (HER2+) breast cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering human stem cell-derived islets to evade immune rejection and promote localized immune tolerance

D Gerace, Q Zhou, JHR Kenty, A Veres, E Sintov… - Cell Reports …, 2023 - cell.com
Immunological protection of transplanted stem cell-derived islet (SC-islet) cells is yet to be
achieved without chronic immunosuppression or encapsulation. Existing genetic …

Hypoimmune anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T cells provide lasting tumor control in fully immunocompetent allogeneic humanized mice

X Hu, K Manner, R DeJesus, K White, C Gattis… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Manufacturing autologous chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapeutics is complex,
and many patients experience treatment delays or cannot be treated at all. Although current …

Functions of thrombospondin-1 in the tumor microenvironment

S Kaur, SM Bronson, D Pal-Nath, TW Miller… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The identification of thrombospondin-1 as an angiogenesis inhibitor in 1990 prompted
interest in its role in cancer biology and potential as a therapeutic target. Decreased …