Precision oncology in metastatic colorectal cancer—from biology to medicine
Remarkable progress has been made in the development of biomarker-driven targeted
therapies for patients with multiple cancer types, including melanoma, breast and lung …
therapies for patients with multiple cancer types, including melanoma, breast and lung …
The role of antigen processing and presentation in cancer and the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy
A Mpakali, E Stratikos - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary A new class of drugs, termed Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors, has
revolutionized cancer therapy during the last few years. Unfortunately, these drugs are only …
revolutionized cancer therapy during the last few years. Unfortunately, these drugs are only …
Substitution mutational signatures in whole-genome–sequenced cancers in the UK population
A Degasperi, X Zou, T Dias Amarante… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Whole-genome sequencing (WGS) permits comprehensive cancer genome analyses,
revealing mutational signatures, imprints of DNA damage, and repair processes that have …
revealing mutational signatures, imprints of DNA damage, and repair processes that have …
Temozolomide treatment alters mismatch repair and boosts mutational burden in tumor and blood of colorectal cancer patients
The majority of metastatic colorectal cancers (mCRC) are mismatch repair (MMR) proficient
and unresponsive to immunotherapy, whereas MMR-deficient (MMRd) tumors often respond …
and unresponsive to immunotherapy, whereas MMR-deficient (MMRd) tumors often respond …
The shared frameshift mutation landscape of microsatellite-unstable cancers suggests immunoediting during tumor evolution
A Ballhausen, MJ Przybilla, M Jendrusch… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The immune system can recognize and attack cancer cells, especially those with a high load
of mutation-induced neoantigens. Such neoantigens are abundant in DNA mismatch repair …
of mutation-induced neoantigens. Such neoantigens are abundant in DNA mismatch repair …
Werner helicase is a synthetic-lethal vulnerability in mismatch repair–deficient colorectal cancer refractory to targeted therapies, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy
Targeted therapies, chemotherapy, and immunotherapy are used to treat patients with
mismatch repair–deficient (dMMR)/microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) colorectal cancer …
mismatch repair–deficient (dMMR)/microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) colorectal cancer …
Neoantigens and genome instability: impact on immunogenomic phenotypes and immunotherapy response
ER Mardis - Genome medicine, 2019 - Springer
The resurgence of immune therapies in cancer medicine has elicited a corresponding
interest in understanding the basis of patient response or resistance to these treatments …
interest in understanding the basis of patient response or resistance to these treatments …
Dendritic cell-targeted therapy expands CD8 T cell responses to bona-fide neoantigens in lung tumors
L López, LG Morosi, F La Terza, P Bourdely… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Cross-presentation by type 1 DCs (cDC1) is critical to induce and sustain antitumoral CD8 T
cell responses to model antigens, in various tumor settings. However, the impact of cross …
cell responses to model antigens, in various tumor settings. However, the impact of cross …
Mechanisms of immune escape and resistance to checkpoint inhibitor therapies in mismatch repair deficient metastatic colorectal cancers
V Amodio, G Mauri, NM Reilly, A Sartore-Bianchi… - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary A subset of colorectal cancers (CRCs) is characterized by a mismatch
repair deficiency that is frequently associated with microsatellite instability (MSI). The …
repair deficiency that is frequently associated with microsatellite instability (MSI). The …
Targeting the DNA damage response pathways and replication stress in colorectal cancer
E Durinikova, NM Reilly, K Buzo, E Mariella… - Clinical Cancer …, 2022 - AACR
Purpose: Genomic instability is a hallmark of cancer and targeting DNA damage response
(DDR) is emerging as a promising therapeutic strategy in different solid tumors. The …
(DDR) is emerging as a promising therapeutic strategy in different solid tumors. The …