Overcoming TGFβ-mediated immune evasion in cancer

DVF Tauriello, E Sancho, E Batlle - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) signalling controls multiple cell fate decisions during
development and tissue homeostasis; hence, dysregulation of this pathway can drive …

Tumor-infiltrating natural killer cells

B Cózar, M Greppi, S Carpentier, E Narni-Mancinelli… - Cancer discovery, 2021 - AACR
Because of their potent antitumor activity and their proinflammatory role, natural killer (NK)
cells are at the forefront of efforts to develop immuno-oncologic treatments. NK cells …

MHC class I downregulation in cancer: underlying mechanisms and potential targets for cancer immunotherapy

AM Cornel, IL Mimpen, S Nierkens - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
In recent years, major advances have been made in cancer immunotherapy. This has led to
significant improvement in prognosis of cancer patients, especially in the hematological …

Transforming growth factor-β signaling in immunity and cancer

E Batlle, J Massagué - Immunity, 2019 - cell.com
Transforming growth factor (TGF)-β is a crucial enforcer of immune homeostasis and
tolerance, inhibiting the expansion and function of many components of the immune system …

Natural killer cells and other innate lymphoid cells in cancer

L Chiossone, PY Dumas, M Vienne… - Nature Reviews …, 2018 - nature.com
Immuno-oncology is an emerging field that has revolutionized cancer treatment. Most
immunomodulatory strategies focus on enhancing T cell responses, but there has been a …

Influence of the tumor microenvironment on NK cell function in solid tumors

O Melaiu, V Lucarini, L Cifaldi, D Fruci - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Natural killer (NK) cells are a population of innate lymphoid cells playing a pivotal role in
host immune responses against infection and tumor growth. These cells have a powerful …

NK cell metabolism and tumor microenvironment

I Terrén, A Orrantia, J Vitallé… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Natural Killer (NK) cells are characterized by their potential to kill tumor cells by different
means without previous sensitization and have, therefore, become a valuable tool in cancer …

NK cell-based immune checkpoint inhibition

M Khan, S Arooj, H Wang - Frontiers in immunology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Immunotherapy, with an increasing number of therapeutic dimensions, is becoming an
important mode of treatment for cancer patients. The inhibition of immune checkpoints …

The immune microenvironment in pancreatic cancer

M Huber, CU Brehm, TM Gress, M Buchholz… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The biology of solid tumors is strongly determined by the interactions of cancer cells with
their surrounding microenvironment. In this regard, pancreatic cancer (pancreatic ductal …

Antibody-mediated inhibition of MICA and MICB shedding promotes NK cell–driven tumor immunity

L Ferrari de Andrade, RE Tay, D Pan, AM Luoma, Y Ito… - Science, 2018 - science.org
MICA and MICB are expressed by many human cancers as a result of cellular stress, and
can tag cells for elimination by cytotoxic lymphocytes through natural killer group 2D …