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 …

Roles of tumor-associated macrophages in anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy for solid cancers

H Zhang, L Liu, J Liu, P Dang, S Hu, W Yuan, Z Sun… - Molecular Cancer, 2023 - Springer
In recent years, tumor immunotherapy has made significant progress. However, tumor
immunotherapy, particularly immune checkpoint inhibitors (eg, PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors) …

Regulation of PD-L1 expression in the tumor microenvironment

M Yi, M Niu, L Xu, S Luo, K Wu - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) on cancer cells engages with programmed
cell death-1 (PD-1) on immune cells, contributing to cancer immune escape. For multiple …

Insights from a 30-year journey: function, regulation and therapeutic modulation of PD1

K Chamoto, T Yaguchi, M Tajima, T Honjo - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
PD1 was originally discovered in 1992 as a molecule associated with activation-induced cell
death in T cells. Over the past 30 years, it was found that PD1 has a critical role in avoiding …

Aspects of the tumor microenvironment involved in immune resistance and drug resistance

K Khalaf, D Hana, JTT Chou, C Singh… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The tumor microenvironment (TME) is a complex and ever-changing “rogue organ”
composed of its own blood supply, lymphatic and nervous systems, stroma, immune cells …

Mechanisms of MHC-I downregulation and role in immunotherapy response

BC Taylor, JM Balko - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Immunotherapy has become a key therapeutic strategy in the treatment of many cancers. As
a result, research efforts have been aimed at understanding mechanisms of resistance to …

Breast cancer heterogeneity and its implication in personalized precision therapy

L Guo, D Kong, J Liu, L Zhan, L Luo, W Zheng… - … hematology & oncology, 2023 - Springer
Breast cancer heterogeneity determines cancer progression, treatment effects, and
prognosis. However, the precise mechanism for this heterogeneity remains unknown owing …

Natural killer cells: a promising immunotherapy for cancer

J Chu, F Gao, M Yan, S Zhao, Z Yan, B Shi… - Journal of translational …, 2022 - Springer
As a promising alternative platform for cellular immunotherapy, natural killer cells (NK) have
recently gained attention as an important type of innate immune regulatory cell. NK cells can …

CRISPR/Cas12a-based photoelectrochemical sensing of microRNA on reduced graphene oxide-anchored Bi2WO6 coupling with catalytic hairpin assembly

H Gong, X Hu, R Zeng, Y Li, J Xu, M Li… - Sensors and Actuators B …, 2022 - Elsevier
An innovative and generic CRISPR/Cas12a-driven photoelectrochemical (PEC) biosensing
platform was developed for screening of microRNA-21 (miR-21) by coupling with target …

Antigen presentation in cancer—mechanisms and clinical implications for immunotherapy

K Yang, A Halima, TA Chan - Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, 2023 - nature.com
Over the past decade, the emergence of effective immunotherapies has revolutionized the
clinical management of many types of cancers. However, long-term durable tumour control …