PD-1/PD-L1 blockers in NSCLC brain metastases: challenging paradigms and clinical practice

I Eguren-Santamaria, MF Sanmamed… - Clinical Cancer …, 2020 - AACR
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have revolutionized the management of advanced non–
small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, most pivotal phase III trials systematically …

Tumor immune microenvironment and immunotherapy in brain metastasis from non-small cell lung cancer

Y Wang, R Chen, Y Wa, S Ding, Y Yang, J Liao… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Brain metastasis (BM), a devastating complication of advanced malignancy, has a high
incidence in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). As novel systemic treatment drugs and …

mRNAsi index: machine learning in mining lung adenocarcinoma stem cell biomarkers

Y Zhang, JTC Tseng, IC Lien, F Li, W Wu, H Li - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs), characterized by self-renewal and unlimited proliferation, lead to
therapeutic resistance in lung cancer. In this study, we aimed to investigate the expressions …

Myeloid cell–derived PROS1 inhibits tumor metastasis by regulating inflammatory and immune responses via IL-10

A Maimon, V Levi-Yahid, K Ben-Meir… - The Journal of …, 2021 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Stimulation of TAM (TYRO3, AXL, and MERTK) receptor tyrosine kinases promotes tumor
progression through numerous cellular mechanisms. TAM cognate ligands GAS6 and …

Comparative analysis of the tumor immune-microenvironment of primary and brain metastases of non-small-cell lung cancer reveals organ-specific and EGFR …

SG Song, S Kim, J Koh, J Yim, B Han, YA Kim… - Cancer Immunology …, 2021 - Springer
Background To evaluate the characteristics of the tumor immune-microenvironment in brain
metastases of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), we investigated the immunophenotype …

CDK4/6 inhibition sensitizes intracranial tumors to PD-1 blockade in preclinical models of brain metastasis

N Nayyar, MA de Sauvage, J Chuprin, EM Sullivan… - Clinical Cancer …, 2024 - AACR
Purpose: Brain metastases are associated with high morbidity and are often resistant to
immune checkpoint inhibitors. We evaluated whether CDK4/6 inhibitor (CDKi) abemaciclib …

Tumor immune microenvironment of brain metastases: toward unlocking antitumor immunity

MR Strickland, C Alvarez-Breckenridge, JF Gainor… - Cancer discovery, 2022 - AACR
Brain metastasis (BrM) is a devastating complication of solid tumors associated with poor
outcomes. Immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have revolutionized the treatment of cancer …

Discordance of immunotherapy response predictive biomarkers between primary lesions and paired metastases in tumours: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Y Zou, X Hu, S Zheng, A Yang, X Li, H Tang, Y Kong… - …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Several biomarkers predict the efficacy of immunotherapy, which is essential for
selecting patients who would potentially benefit. Discordant status of these biomarkers …

Gene-edited and-engineered stem cell platform drives immunotherapy for brain metastatic melanomas

N Kanaya, Y Kitamura, M Lopez Vazquez… - Science translational …, 2023 - science.org
Oncolytic virus therapy has shown activity against primary melanomas; however, its efficacy
in brain metastases remains challenging, mainly because of the delivery and …

Multiomics profiling of primary lung cancers and distant metastases reveals immunosuppression as a common characteristic of tumor cells with metastatic plasticity

WC Lee, A Reuben, X Hu, N McGranahan, R Chen… - Genome biology, 2020 - Springer
Background Metastasis is the primary cause of cancer mortality accounting for 90% of
cancer deaths. Our understanding of the molecular mechanisms driving metastasis is …