PD-1/PD-L1 in cancer: pathophysiological, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects

E Munari, FR Mariotti, L Quatrini, P Bertoglio… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Immune evasion is a key strategy adopted by tumor cells to escape the immune system
while promoting their survival and metastatic spreading. Indeed, several mechanisms have …

Fertility preservation for prepubertal boys: lessons learned from the past and update on remaining challenges towards clinical translation

C Wyns, M Kanbar, MG Giudice… - Human reproduction …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Childhood cancer incidence and survivorship are both on the rise.
However, many lifesaving treatments threaten the prepubertal testis. Cryopreservation of …

News on immune checkpoint inhibitors as immunotherapy strategies in adult and pediatric solid tumors

O Melaiu, V Lucarini, R Giovannoni, D Fruci… - Seminars in cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have shown unprecedented benefits in various adult
cancers, and this success has prompted the exploration of ICI therapy even in childhood …

The landscape of pediatric precision oncology: program design, actionable alterations, and clinical trial development

KPS Langenberg, EJ Looze, JJ Molenaar - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Precision medicine is a revolutionary new way to deliver cancer treatment
by targeting specific genetic changes of the cancer of the individual child with the goal of …

Testicular tissue banking for fertility preservation in young boys: which patients should be included?

E Delgouffe, A Braye, E Goossens - Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Due to the growing number of young patients at risk of germ cell loss, there is a need to
preserve spermatogonial stem cells for patients who are not able to bank spermatozoa …

Hedgehog pathway inhibitors against tumor microenvironment

S Gampala, JY Yang - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Targeting the hedgehog (HH) pathway to treat aggressive cancers of the brain, breast,
pancreas, and prostate has been ongoing for decades. Gli gene amplifications have been …

The recent advances of PD-1 and PD-L1 checkpoint signaling inhibition for breast cancer immunotherapy

P Setordzi, X Chang, Z Liu, Y Wu, D Zuo - European journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, there has been sustained research activity on programmed death-
1/programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-1/PD-L1) immune checkpoint inhibitors for breast cancer …

Childhood cancer survivorship care: a qualitative study of healthcare providers' professional preferences

JK McLoone, W Chen, CE Wakefield… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Purpose Childhood cancer survivorship care is a complex specialty, though it is increasingly
being integrated into the general practitioner's (GP) remit. Establishing the essential …

The evolving role of radiotherapy for pediatric cancers with advancements in molecular tumor characterization and targeted therapies

CJ Shen, SA Terezakis - Frontiers in oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Ongoing rapid advances in molecular diagnostics, precision imaging, and development of
targeted therapies have resulted in a constantly evolving landscape for treatment of pediatric …

Molecular heterogeneity in pediatric malignant rhabdoid tumors in patients with multi-organ involvement

KE Miller, G Wheeler, S LaHaye, KM Schieffer… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Rhabdoid tumors (RTs) of the brain (atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor; AT/RT) and
extracranial sites (most often the kidney; RTK) are malignant tumors predominantly …