Bacteria‐based cancer immunotherapy

X Huang, J Pan, F Xu, B Shao, Y Wang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In the past decade, bacteria‐based cancer immunotherapy has attracted much attention in
the academic circle due to its unique mechanism and abundant applications in triggering the …

Tumour-targeting bacteria engineered to fight cancer

S Zhou, C Gravekamp, D Bermudes, K Liu - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2018 - nature.com
Recent advances in targeted therapy and immunotherapy have once again raised the hope
that a cure might be within reach for many cancer types. Yet, most late-stage cancers are …

Bacterial-based cancer therapy: An emerging toolbox for targeted drug/gene delivery

D Lin, X Feng, B Mai, X Li, F Wang, J Liu, X Liu… - Biomaterials, 2021 - Elsevier
Precise targeting and high therapeutic efficiency are the major requisites of personalized
cancer treatment. However, some unique features of the tumor microenvironment (TME) …

[HTML][HTML] Bacteria and bacterial derivatives as delivery carriers for immunotherapy

SR Kang, DH Nguyen, SW Yoo, JJ Min - Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
There is growing interest in the role of microorganisms in human health and disease, with
evidence showing that new types of biotherapy using engineered bacterial therapeutics …

[HTML][HTML] Hypoxia-activated prodrugs and (lack of) clinical progress: The need for hypoxia-based biomarker patient selection in phase III clinical trials

L Spiegelberg, R Houben, R Niemans… - Clinical and translational …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hypoxia-activated prodrugs (HAPs) are designed to specifically target the hypoxic cells of
tumors, which are an important cause of treatment resistance to conventional therapies …

Bacterial components as naturally inspired nano-carriers for drug/gene delivery and immunization: Set the bugs to work?

F Farjadian, M Moghoofei, S Mirkiani, A Ghasemi… - Biotechnology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Drug delivery is a rapidly growing area of research motivated by the nanotechnology
revolution, the ideal of personalized medicine, and the desire to reduce the side effects of …

Genetically engineered bacteria: a new frontier in targeted drug delivery

S Fooladi, N Rabiee, S Iravani - Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Genetically engineered bacteria (GEB) have shown significant promises to revolutionize
modern medicine. These engineered bacteria with unique properties such as enhanced …

Nitroreductase gene-directed enzyme prodrug therapy: insights and advances toward clinical utility

EM Williams, RF Little, AM Mowday, MH Rich… - Biochemical …, 2015 - portlandpress.com
This review examines the vast catalytic and therapeutic potential offered by type I (ie oxygen-
insensitive) nitroreductase enzymes in partnership with nitroaromatic prodrugs, with …

Obligate and facultative anaerobic bacteria in targeted cancer therapy: Current strategies and clinical applications

M Dróżdż, S Makuch, G Cieniuch, M Woźniak… - Life sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
Traditional methods for cancer therapy, including radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and
immunotherapy are characterized by inherent limitations. Bacteria-mediated tumor therapy …

[HTML][HTML] A roadmap for gene system development in Clostridium

NP Minton, M Ehsaan, CM Humphreys, GT Little… - Anaerobe, 2016 - Elsevier
Clostridium species are both heroes and villains. Some cause serious human and animal
diseases, those present in the gut microbiota generally contribute to health and wellbeing …