Monocytes in the tumor microenvironment

S Ugel, S Canè, F De Sanctis… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer treatment over the past decade. Nonetheless,
prolonged survival is limited to relatively few patients. Cancers enforce a multifaceted …

The role of microglia and macrophages in glioma maintenance and progression

D Hambardzumyan, DH Gutmann… - Nature neuroscience, 2016 - nature.com
There is a growing recognition that gliomas are complex tumors composed of neoplastic and
non-neoplastic cells, which each individually contribute to cancer formation, progression …

[HTML][HTML] Macrophage polarization contributes to glioblastoma eradication by combination immunovirotherapy and immune checkpoint blockade

D Saha, RL Martuza, SD Rabkin - Cancer cell, 2017 - cell.com
Glioblastoma is an immunosuppressive, fatal brain cancer that contains glioblastoma stem-
like cells (GSCs). Oncolytic herpes simplex virus (oHSV) selectively replicates in cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor-associated macrophages: from mechanisms to therapy

R Noy, JW Pollard - Immunity, 2014 - cell.com
The tumor microenvironment is a complex ecology of cells that evolves with and provides
support to tumor cells during the transition to malignancy. Among the innate and adaptive …

Nanomedicine for brain cancer

S Quader, K Kataoka, H Cabral - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
CNS tumors remain among the deadliest forms of cancer, resisting conventional and new
treatment approaches, with mortality rates staying practically unchanged over the past 30 …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor-induced myeloid deviation: when myeloid-derived suppressor cells meet tumor-associated macrophages

S Ugel, F De Sanctis, S Mandruzzato… - The Journal of clinical …, 2015 - Am Soc Clin Investig
The generation of an inflammatory environment is favorable and often decisive for the
growth of both primary tumors and metastases. Tumor cells either express membrane …

[HTML][HTML] When immune cells turn bad—tumor-associated microglia/macrophages in glioma

S Roesch, C Rapp, S Dettling… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
As a substantial part of the brain tumor microenvironment (TME), glioma-associated
microglia/macrophages (GAMs) have an emerging role in tumor progression and in …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer stem cells: significance in origin, pathogenesis and treatment of glioblastoma

K Biserova, A Jakovlevs, R Uljanovs, I Strumfa - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Cancer stem cells (CSCs), known also as tumor-initiating cells, are quiescent, pluripotent,
self-renewing neoplastic cells that were first identified in hematologic tumors and soon after …

Glioblastoma: defining tumor niches

D Hambardzumyan, G Bergers - Trends in cancer, 2015 - cell.com
Glioblastomas (glioblastoma multiforme, GBM) are one of the most recalcitrant brain tumors
because of their aggressive invasive growth and resistance to therapy. They are highly …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of epigenetic reprogramming on antitumor immune responses in glioma

BL McClellan, S Haase, FJ Nunez… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Epigenetic remodeling is a molecular hallmark of gliomas, and it has been identified as a
key mediator of glioma progression. Epigenetic dysregulation contributes to gliomagenesis …