CAF-induced physical constraints controlling T cell state and localization in solid tumours

L Arpinati, G Carradori, R Scherz-Shouval - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2024 - nature.com
Solid tumours comprise cancer cells that engage in continuous interactions with non-
malignant cells and with acellular components, forming the tumour microenvironment (TME) …

Tumor immune microenvironment-based therapies in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: time to update the concept

W Luo, T Wen, X Qu - Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research, 2024 - Springer
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most lethal solid tumors. The tumor
immune microenvironment (TIME) formed by interactions among cancer cells, immune cells …

The Molecular Twin artificial-intelligence platform integrates multi-omic data to predict outcomes for pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients

A Osipov, O Nikolic, A Gertych, S Parker, A Hendifar… - Nature cancer, 2024 - nature.com
Contemporary analyses focused on a limited number of clinical and molecular biomarkers
have been unable to accurately predict clinical outcomes in pancreatic ductal …

Cancer immunometabolism: advent, challenges, and perspective

Q Dang, B Li, B Jin, Z Ye, X Lou, T Wang, Y Wang… - Molecular Cancer, 2024 - Springer
For decades, great strides have been made in the field of immunometabolism. A plethora of
evidence ranging from basic mechanisms to clinical transformation has gradually embarked …

Novel strategies optimize immunotherapy by improving the cytotoxic function of T cells for pancreatic cancer treatment

W Luo, J Wang, H Chen, J Qiu, R Wang, Y Liu, D Su… - Cancer Letters, 2023 - Elsevier
Pancreatic cancer (PC) is considered highly malignant due to its unsatisfying prognosis and
limited response to therapies. Immunotherapy has therefore been developed to harness the …

Blockade of histamine receptor H1 augments immune checkpoint therapy by enhancing MHC-I expression in pancreatic cancer cells

PS Zhong, K Nakata, K Oyama, N Higashijima… - Journal of Experimental …, 2024 - Springer
Background Although immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy has proven to be
extremely effective at managing certain cancers, its efficacy in treating pancreatic ductal …

A tumor microenvironment model of pancreatic cancer to elucidate responses toward immunotherapy

V Kast, A Nadernezhad, D Pette… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Pancreatic cancer is a devastating malignancy with minimal treatment options. Standard‐of‐
care therapy, including surgery and chemotherapy, is unsatisfactory, and therapies …

Roles and inhibitors of FAK in cancer: current advances and future directions

HH Hu, SQ Wang, HL Shang, HF Lv… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a non-receptor tyrosine kinase that exhibits high expression
in various tumors and is associated with a poor prognosis. FAK activation promotes tumor …

Temporally resolved proteomics identifies nidogen-2 as a cotarget in pancreatic cancer that modulates fibrosis and therapy response

BA Pereira, S Ritchie, CR Chambers, KA Gordon… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is characterized by increasing fibrosis, which
can enhance tumor progression and spread. Here, we undertook an unbiased temporal …

Disulfide bond replacement with non-reducible side chain to tail macrolactamization for the development of potent and selective CXCR4 peptide antagonists endowed …

AM Trotta, S Tomassi, G Di Maiolo, C Ieranò… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The present study describes a small library of peptides derived from a potent and selective
CXCR4 antagonist (3), wherein the native disulfide bond is replaced using a side-chain to …