Immunosuppressive mechanisms in glioblastoma

EK Nduom, M Weller, AB Heimberger - Neuro-oncology, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Despite maximal surgical and medical therapy, the treatment of glioblastoma remains a
seriously vexing problem, with median survival well under 2 years and few long-term …

The evolution of the cancer stem cell state in glioblastoma: emerging insights into the next generation of functional interactions

K Mitchell, K Troike, DJ Silver, JD Lathia - Neuro-oncology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Cellular heterogeneity is a hallmark of advanced cancers and has been ascribed in part to a
population of self-renewing, therapeutically resistant cancer stem cells (CSCs) …

Tumor evolution of glioma-intrinsic gene expression subtypes associates with immunological changes in the microenvironment

Q Wang, B Hu, X Hu, H Kim, M Squatrito, L Scarpace… - Cancer cell, 2017 - cell.com
We leveraged IDH wild-type glioblastomas, derivative neurospheres, and single-cell gene
expression profiles to define three tumor-intrinsic transcriptional subtypes designated as …

[HTML][HTML] Glioblastoma-infiltrated innate immune cells resemble M0 macrophage phenotype

K Gabrusiewicz, B Rodriguez, J Wei, Y Hashimoto… - JCI insight, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Glioblastomas are highly infiltrated by diverse immune cells, including microglia,
macrophages, and myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs). Understanding the …

Window-of-opportunity clinical trial of pembrolizumab in patients with recurrent glioblastoma reveals predominance of immune-suppressive macrophages

J De Groot, M Penas-Prado, K Alfaro-Munoz… - Neuro …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background We sought to ascertain the immune effector function of pembrolizumab within
the glioblastoma (GBM) microenvironment during the therapeutic window. Methods In an …

Regulation of tumor immune suppression and cancer cell survival by CXCL1/2 elevation in glioblastoma multiforme

J Hu, Q Zhao, LY Kong, J Wang, J Yan, X Xia, Z Jia… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The invasiveness and high immune suppression of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) produce
poor survival of afflicted patients. Unfortunately, in the past decades, no therapeutic …

Checkpoint kinase 1/2 inhibition potentiates anti-tumoral immune response and sensitizes gliomas to immune checkpoint blockade

C Dmello, J Zhao, L Chen, A Gould, B Castro… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Whereas the contribution of tumor microenvironment to the profound immune suppression of
glioblastoma (GBM) is clear, tumor-cell intrinsic mechanisms that regulate resistance to CD8 …

Characterization of an endoplasmic reticulum stress‐related signature to evaluate immune features and predict prognosis in glioma

Q Zhang, G Guan, P Cheng, W Cheng… - Journal of cellular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress has considerable impact on cell growth, proliferation,
metastasis, invasion, angiogenesis and chemoradiotherapy resistance in various cancers …

Signaling through the inhibitory Fc receptor FcγRIIB induces CD8+ T cell apoptosis to limit T cell immunity

AB Morris, CR Farley, DF Pinelli, LE Adams, MS Cragg… - Immunity, 2020 - cell.com
Effector CD8+ T cells are important mediators of adaptive immunity, and receptor-ligand
interactions that regulate their survival may have therapeutic potential. Here, we identified a …

Microglia and brain macrophages as drivers of glioma progression

Y Zheng, MB Graeber - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Evidence is accumulating that the tumour microenvironment (TME) has a key role in the
progression of gliomas. Non-neoplastic cells in addition to the tumour cells are therefore …