Macrophages as tools and targets in cancer therapy

A Mantovani, P Allavena, F Marchesi… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
Tumour-associated macrophages are an essential component of the tumour
microenvironment and have a role in the orchestration of angiogenesis, extracellular matrix …

Inflammation and tumor progression: signaling pathways and targeted intervention

H Zhao, L Wu, G Yan, Y Chen, M Zhou… - Signal transduction and …, 2021 - nature.com
Cancer development and its response to therapy are regulated by inflammation, which
either promotes or suppresses tumor progression, potentially displaying opposing effects on …

Tumor abnormality-oriented nanomedicine design

Q Zhou, J Xiang, N Qiu, Y Wang, Y Piao, S Shao… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Anticancer nanomedicines have been proven effective in mitigating the side effects of
chemotherapeutic drugs. However, challenges remain in augmenting their therapeutic …

Tumor-associated macrophages in tumor metastasis: biological roles and clinical therapeutic applications

Y Lin, J Xu, H Lan - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2019 - Springer
Tumor metastasis is a major contributor to the death of cancer patients. It is driven not only
by the intrinsic alterations in tumor cells, but also by the implicated cross-talk between …

Immunologic Strategies in Pancreatic Cancer: Making Cold Tumors Hot

NA Ullman, PR Burchard, RF Dunne… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - ascopubs.org
The rising incidence and persistent dismal 5-year overall survival of pancreatic ductal
adenocarcinoma (PDAC) highlight the need for new effective systemic therapies …

[HTML][HTML] Challenges and opportunities for pancreatic cancer immunotherapy

AS Bear, RH Vonderheide, MH O'Hara - Cancer cell, 2020 - cell.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) is among the most immune-resistant tumor types.
Its unique genomic landscape shaped by oncogenic drivers promotes immune suppression …

Targeting macrophages: therapeutic approaches in cancer

L Cassetta, JW Pollard - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2018 - nature.com
Infiltration of macrophages in solid tumours is associated with poor prognosis and correlates
with chemotherapy resistance in most cancers. In mouse models of cancer, macrophages …

The hallmarks of successful anticancer immunotherapy

L Galluzzi, TA Chan, G Kroemer, JD Wolchok… - Science translational …, 2018 - science.org
Immunotherapy is revolutionizing the clinical management of multiple tumors. However, only
a fraction of patients with cancer responds to immunotherapy, and currently available …

Tumour-associated macrophages as treatment targets in oncology

A Mantovani, F Marchesi, A Malesci, L Laghi… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2017 - nature.com
Macrophages are crucial drivers of tumour-promoting inflammation. Tumour-associated
macrophages (TAMs) contribute to tumour progression at different levels: by promoting …

Elements of cancer immunity and the cancer–immune set point

DS Chen, I Mellman - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Immunotherapy is proving to be an effective therapeutic approach in a variety of cancers. But
despite the clinical success of antibodies against the immune regulators CTLA4 and PD …