mRNA-based cancer therapeutics

C Liu, Q Shi, X Huang, S Koo, N Kong, W Tao - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Due to the fact that mRNA technology allows the production of diverse vaccines and
treatments in a shorter time frame and with reduced expense compared to conventional …

Lipid nanoparticle (LNP) enables mRNA delivery for cancer therapy

Y Zong, Y Lin, T Wei, Q Cheng - Advanced Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Messenger RNA (mRNA) has received great attention in the prevention and treatment of
various diseases due to the success of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) mRNA …

Cancer vaccines: Building a bridge over troubled waters

MLC Sellars, CJ Wu, EF Fritsch - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Cancer vaccines aim to direct the immune system to eradicate cancer cells. Here we review
the essential immunologic concepts underpinning natural immunity and highlight the …

mRNA lipid nanoparticle-mediated pyroptosis sensitizes immunologically cold tumors to checkpoint immunotherapy

F Li, XQ Zhang, W Ho, M Tang, Z Li, L Bu… - Nature communications, 2023 - nature.com
Synergistically improving T-cell responsiveness is promising for favorable therapeutic
outcomes in immunologically cold tumors, yet current treatments often fail to induce a …

Inhalable extracellular vesicle delivery of IL-12 mRNA to treat lung cancer and promote systemic immunity

M Liu, S Hu, N Yan, KD Popowski, K Cheng - Nature Nanotechnology, 2024 - nature.com
Lung carcinoma is one of the most common cancers and has one of the lowest survival rates
in the world. Cytokines such as interleukin-12 (IL-12) have demonstrated considerable …

Biomaterials tools to modulate the tumour microenvironment in immunotherapy

Y Chao, Z Liu - Nature Reviews Bioengineering, 2023 - nature.com
Cancer immunotherapies, such as immune checkpoint blockade and chimeric antigen
receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, have transformed clinical oncology. However, limited patient …

Strategies for non-viral vectors targeting organs beyond the liver

J Kim, Y Eygeris, RC Ryals, A Jozić, G Sahay - Nature nanotechnology, 2024 - nature.com
In recent years, nanoparticles have evolved to a clinical modality to deliver diverse nucleic
acids. Rising interest in nanomedicines comes from proven safety and efficacy profiles …

Strategies to therapeutically modulate cytokine action

WJ Leonard, JX Lin - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2023 - nature.com
Cytokines are secreted or membrane-presented molecules that mediate broad cellular
functions, including development, differentiation, growth and survival. Accordingly, the …

Close the cancer–immunity cycle by integrating lipid nanoparticle–mRNA formulations and dendritic cell therapy

Y Zhang, X Hou, S Du, Y Xue, J Yan, DD Kang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Effective cancer immunotherapy is usually blocked by immunosuppressive factors in the
tumour microenvironment, resulting in tumour promotion, metastasis and recurrence. Here …

Restoring tumor immunogenicity with dendritic cell reprogramming

O Zimmermannova, AG Ferreira, E Ascic… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Decreased antigen presentation contributes to the ability of cancer cells to evade the
immune system. We used the minimal gene regulatory network of type 1 conventional …