Targeting G Protein–Coupled Receptors in Immuno-Oncological Therapies

J Stagg, JS Gutkind - Annual Review of Pharmacology and …, 2025 - annualreviews.org
The advent of cancer immunotherapy based on PD-1 and CTLA-4 immune checkpoint
blockade (ICB) has revolutionized cancer treatment. However, many cancers do not respond …

Phenotypic and spatial heterogeneity of CD8+ tumour infiltrating lymphocytes

Y Sun, E Yinwang, S Wang, Z Wang, F Wang, Y Xue… - Molecular Cancer, 2024 - Springer
CD8+ T cells are the workhorses executing adaptive anti-tumour response, and targets of
various cancer immunotherapies. Latest advances have unearthed the sheer heterogeneity …

Rapid functional impairment of natural killer cells following tumor entry limits anti-tumor immunity

I Dean, CYC Lee, ZK Tuong, Z Li, CA Tibbitt… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Immune cell dysfunction within the tumor microenvironment (TME) undermines the control of
cancer progression. Established tumors contain phenotypically distinct, tumor-specific …

Proximity-dependent labeling identifies dendritic cells that drive the tumor-specific CD4+ T cell response

A Chudnovskiy, TBR Castro, S Nakandakari-Higa… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Dendritic cells (DCs) are uniquely capable of transporting tumor antigens to tumor-draining
lymph nodes (tdLNs) and interact with effector T cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME) …

Multiplexed imaging to reveal tissue dendritic cell spatial localisation and function

G Rocca, M Galli, A Celant, G Stucchi, L Marongiu… - FEBS …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Dendritic cells (DCs) play a pivotal role in immune surveillance, acting as sentinels that
coordinate immune responses within tissues. Although differences in the identity and …

Spatiotemporal coordination of antigen presentation and co-stimulatory signal for enhanced anti-tumor vaccination

S Peng, Y Yan, K Ogino, G Ma, Y Xia - Journal of Controlled Release, 2024 - Elsevier
Controlled-release systems enhance anti-tumor effects by leveraging local antigen
persistence for antigen-presenting cells (APCs) recruitment and T cell engagement …

Decoding changes in tumor‐infiltrating leukocytes through dynamic experimental models and single‐cell technologies

CYC Lee, MR Clatworthy… - Immunology and Cell …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The ability to characterize immune cells and explore the molecular interactions that govern
their functions has never been greater, fueled in recent years by the revolutionary advance …

Contemporary Approaches to Immunotherapy of Solid Tumors

AV Kuznetsova, XA Glukhova, OP Popova, IP Beletsky… - Cancers, 2024 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The last decade has seen dramatic changes in cancer treatment. Various
methods of the immunotherapy of solid tumors, including treatment with targeted monoclonal …

Mouse Models Enable the Functional Investigation of Tertiary Lymphoid Structures in Cancer

A Jeevanandam, Z Yin, KA Connolly… - … Structures: Methods and …, 2024 - Springer
Tertiary lymphoid structures (TLSs) are organized lymphoid aggregates that form within
nonlymphoid tissue, including tumors, in response to persistent inflammatory stimulation. In …

Profiling immune cell tissue niches in the spatial “omics” era

CYC Lee, J McCaffrey, D McGovern… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Immune responses require complex, spatially-coordinated interactions between immune
cells and their tissue environment. For decades, we have imaged tissue sections to visualise …