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) …

Improving head and neck cancer therapies by immunomodulation of the tumour microenvironment

AT Ruffin, H Li, L Vujanovic, DP Zandberg… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Targeted immunotherapy has improved patient survival in head and neck squamous cell
carcinoma (HNSCC), but less than 20% of patients produce a durable response to these …

CXCL9:SPP1 macrophage polarity identifies a network of cellular programs that control human cancers

R Bill, P Wirapati, M Messemaker, W Roh, B Zitti… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Tumor microenvironments (TMEs) influence cancer progression but are complex and often
differ between patients. Considering that microenvironment variations may reveal rules …

Exhaustion-associated cholesterol deficiency dampens the cytotoxic arm of antitumor immunity

C Yan, L Zheng, S Jiang, H Yang, J Guo, L Jiang, T Li… - Cancer Cell, 2023 - cell.com
The concept of targeting cholesterol metabolism to treat cancer has been widely tested in
clinics, but the benefits are modest, calling for a complete understanding of cholesterol …

Single-cell transcriptome profiling of the stepwise progression of head and neck cancer

JH Choi, BS Lee, JY Jang, YS Lee, HJ Kim… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) undergoes stepwise progression from
normal tissues to precancerous leukoplakia, primary HNSCC, and metastasized tumors. To …

Macrophage autophagy in macrophage polarization, chronic inflammation and organ fibrosis

JH Wen, DY Li, S Liang, C Yang, JX Tang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
As the essential regulators of organ fibrosis, macrophages undergo marked phenotypic and
functional changes after organ injury. These changes in macrophage phenotype and …

Decoding the spatiotemporal heterogeneity of tumor-associated macrophages

X Chu, Y Tian, C Lv - Molecular Cancer, 2024 - Springer
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are pivotal in cancer progression, influencing tumor
growth, angiogenesis, and immune evasion. This review explores the spatial and temporal …

Cancer immunotherapy via synergistic coactivation of myeloid receptors CD40 and Dectin-1

MM Wattenberg, H Coho, VM Herrera, K Graham… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Myeloid cells facilitate T cell immune evasion in cancer yet are pliable and have antitumor
potential. Here, by cotargeting myeloid activation molecules, we leveraged the myeloid …

ITGB6 modulates resistance to anti-CD276 therapy in head and neck cancer by promoting PF4+ macrophage infiltration

C Zhang, K Li, H Zhu, M Cheng, S Chen, R Ling… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Enoblituzumab, an immunotherapeutic agent targeting CD276, shows both safety and
efficacy in activating T cells and oligodendrocyte-like cells against various cancers …

Molecular correlates for HPV-negative head and neck cancer engraftment prognosticate patient outcomes

M Waas, C Karamboulas, BZ Wu, S Khan… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
There is a pressing need to improve risk stratification and treatment selection for HPV-
negative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) due to the adverse side effects …