Context-specific determinants of the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment in pancreatic cancer

C Falcomatà, S Bärthel, G Schneider, R Rad… - Cancer Discovery, 2023 - AACR
Immunotherapies have shown benefits across a range of human cancers, but not pancreatic
ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Recent evidence suggests that the immunosuppressive …

CRISPR screens for functional interrogation of immunity

H Shi, JG Doench, H Chi - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2023 - nature.com
CRISPR-based technologies represent a major breakthrough in biomedical science as they
offer a powerful platform for unbiased screening and functional genomics in various fields …

EGFR-activated myofibroblasts promote metastasis of pancreatic cancer

G Mucciolo, JA Henríquez, M Jihad, SP Teles… - Cancer Cell, 2024 - cell.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) has a dismal prognosis. Cancer-associated
fibroblasts (CAFs) are recognized potential therapeutic targets, but poor understanding of …

Immune checkpoint blockade in pancreatic cancer: trudging through the immune desert

X Li, M Gulati, AC Larson, JC Solheim, M Jain… - Seminars in cancer …, 2022 - Elsevier
Pancreatic cancer (PC) has exceptionally high mortality due to ineffective treatment
strategies. Immunotherapy, which mobilizes the immune system to fight against cancer, has …

Pancreatic cancer microenvironment and cellular composition: current understandings and therapeutic approaches

LH Truong, S Pauklin - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary There is currently no effective treatment for Pancreatic Ductal
Adenocarcinoma (PDAC), and it is still the deadliest cancer, despite great research efforts in …

The roles and regulation of the KLF5 transcription factor in cancers

Y Luo, C Chen - Cancer science, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Krüppel‐like factor 5 (KLF5) is a member of the KLF family. Recent studies have suggested
that KLF5 regulates the expression of a large number of new target genes and participates …

Ketogenesis attenuates KLF5-dependent production of CXCL12 to overcome the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment in colorectal cancer

R Wei, Y Zhou, C Li, P Rychahou, S Zhang, WB Titlow… - Cancer research, 2022 - AACR
The dynamic composition of the tumor microenvironment (TME) can markedly alter the
response to targeted therapies for colorectal cancer. Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) …

Role of the tumor microenvironment in regulating pancreatic cancer therapy resistance

D Deng, R Patel, CY Chiang, P Hou - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pancreatic cancer has a notoriously poor prognosis, exhibits persistent drug resistance, and
lacks a cure. Unique features of the pancreatic tumor microenvironment exacerbate …

Tumor Cell‐Intrinsic SETD2 Deficiency Reprograms Neutrophils to Foster Immune Escape in Pancreatic Tumorigenesis

N Niu, X Shen, L Zhang, Y Chen, P Lu… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Genetic and epigenetic alterations play central roles in shaping the immunosuppressive
tumor microenvironment (TME) to evade immune surveillance. The previous study shows …

[HTML][HTML] Gene therapy strategies targeting aging-related diseases

J Yu, T Li, J Zhu - Aging and disease, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rapid advancements have taken place in gene therapy technology. However, effective
methods for treating aging-or age-related chronic diseases, which are often closely related …