CAR T cells: engineered immune cells to treat brain cancers and beyond

Z Huang, S Dewanjee, P Chakraborty, NK Jha, A Dey… - Molecular cancer, 2023 - Springer
Malignant brain tumors rank among the most challenging type of malignancies to manage.
The current treatment protocol commonly entails surgery followed by radiotherapy and/or …

The long-term and short-term efficacy of immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer patients with brain metastases: a systematic review and meta-analysis

X Chu, L Niu, G Xiao, H Peng, F Deng, Z Liu… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Although immunotherapy has been widely used, there is currently no research
comparing immunotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients with brain …

Use of first-line immune checkpoint inhibitors and association with overall survival among patients with metastatic melanoma in the anti–PD-1 era

N Lamba, PA Ott, JB Iorgulescu - JAMA Network Open, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance In 2015, first-line programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) immune checkpoint inhibitors
(ICI) were Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved and National Comprehensive …

Tumor immune microenvironment of brain metastases: toward unlocking antitumor immunity

MR Strickland, C Alvarez-Breckenridge, JF Gainor… - Cancer discovery, 2022 - AACR
Brain metastasis (BrM) is a devastating complication of solid tumors associated with poor
outcomes. Immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have revolutionized the treatment of cancer …

Survival among veterans receiving steroids for immune-related adverse events after immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy

I Van Buren, C Madison, A Kohn, E Berry… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Systemic steroids are commonly used to manage immune-related adverse
events (irAEs), but it remains unclear whether they may undermine immune checkpoint …

Impact of concomitant medications on the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors: an umbrella review

H Li, L Zhang, F Yang, R Zhao, X Li, H Li - Frontiers in Immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Cancer is a major global health concern, and immune checkpoint inhibitors
(ICIs) offer a promising treatment option for cancer patients. However, the efficacy of ICIs can …

Non-pharmaceutical interventions to optimize cancer immunotherapy

M Boesch, F Baty, F Rassouli, T Kowatsch… - …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The traditional picture of cancer patients as weak individuals requiring maximum rest and
protection is beginning to dissolve. Too much focus on the medical side and one's own …

Inhibition of post-surgery tumour recurrence via a sprayable chemo-immunotherapy gel releasing PD-L1 antibody and platelet-derived small EVs

J Zhao, H Ye, Q Lu, K Wang, X Chen, J Song… - Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Background Melanoma is the most serious type of skin cancer, and surgery is an effective
method to treat melanoma. Unfortunately, local residual micro-infiltrated tumour cells and …

Comedications with immune checkpoint inhibitors: involvement of the microbiota, impact on efficacy and practical implications

J Colard-Thomas, QD Thomas, M Viala - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Since the approval of immune checkpoint inhibitors for solid tumors,
concerns have been raised about the role of the microbiota on immunotherapy success and …

The need for paradigm shift: prognostic significance and implications of standard therapy-related systemic immunosuppression in glioblastoma for immunotherapy …

AA Stepanenko, AO Sosnovtseva, MP Valikhov… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Despite significant advances in our knowledge regarding the genetics and molecular
biology of gliomas over the past two decades and hundreds of clinical trials, no effective …