Mechanisms driving the immunoregulatory function of cancer cells

A van Weverwijk, KE de Visser - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Tumours display an astonishing variation in the spatial distribution, composition and
activation state of immune cells, which impacts their progression and response to …

Cancer immune evasion through loss of MHC class I antigen presentation

K Dhatchinamoorthy, JD Colbert, KL Rock - Frontiers in immunology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Major histocompatibility class I (MHC I) molecules bind peptides derived from a cell's
expressed genes and then transport and display this antigenic information on the cell …

Managing resistance to immune checkpoint inhibitors in lung cancer: treatment and novel strategies

A Passaro, J Brahmer, S Antonia, T Mok… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - ascopubs.org
A proportion of patients with lung cancer experience long-term clinical benefit with immune
checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). However, most patients develop disease progression during …

Hypoxia as a driver of resistance to immunotherapy

J Kopecka, IC Salaroglio, E Perez-Ruiz… - Drug Resistance …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hypoxia, a hallmark of solid tumors, determines the selection of invasive and aggressive
malignant clones displaying resistance to radiotherapy, conventional chemotherapy or …

Exploiting RIG-I-like receptor pathway for cancer immunotherapy

Y Jiang, H Zhang, J Wang, J Chen, Z Guo, Y Liu… - Journal of Hematology & …, 2023 - Springer
RIG-I-like receptors (RLRs) are intracellular pattern recognition receptors that detect viral or
bacterial infection and induce host innate immune responses. The RLRs family comprises …

The contribution of epigenetics to cancer immunotherapy

L Villanueva, D Álvarez-Errico, M Esteller - Trends in immunology, 2020 - cell.com
Effective anticancer immunotherapy treatments constitute a qualitative leap in cancer
management. Nonetheless, not all patients benefit from such therapies because they fail to …

Anticancer therapy with HDAC inhibitors: mechanism-based combination strategies and future perspectives

R Jenke, N Reßing, FK Hansen, A Aigner, T Büch - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Beyond mutations, epigenetic changes have been described as drivers for
cancer as well. While leaving the overall DNA structure intact, they can be responsible for …

Synergistic enhancement of cancer therapy using HDAC inhibitors: opportunity for clinical trials

L Hontecillas-Prieto, R Flores-Campos, A Silver… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Chemotherapy is one of the most established and effective treatments for almost all types of
cancer. However, the elevated toxicity due to the non-tumor-associated effects, development …

Overcoming acquired resistance to cancer immune checkpoint therapy: potential strategies based on molecular mechanisms

B Wang, Y Han, Y Zhang, Q Zhao, H Wang, J Wei… - Cell & Bioscience, 2023 - Springer
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) targeting CTLA-4 and PD-1/PD-L1 to boost tumor-
specific T lymphocyte immunity have opened up new avenues for the treatment of various …

The emerging roles of HDACs and their therapeutic implications in cancer

R Hai, D Yang, F Zheng, W Wang, X Han… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Deregulation of protein post-translational modifications is intensively involved in the etiology
of diseases, including degenerative diseases, inflammatory injuries, and cancers …