Cancer vaccines as promising immuno-therapeutics: platforms and current progress

J Liu, M Fu, M Wang, D Wan, Y Wei, X Wei - Journal of Hematology & …, 2022 - Springer
Research on tumor immunotherapy has made tremendous progress in the past decades,
with numerous studies entering the clinical evaluation. The cancer vaccine is considered a …

The immune landscape of human pancreatic ductal carcinoma: key players, clinical implications, and challenges

M Muller, V Haghnejad, M Schaefer, G Gauchotte… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most aggressive
and deadliest cancer worldwide, with an overall survival (OS) rate, all stages combined, of …

[HTML][HTML] Simultaneous targeting of PD-1 and IL-2Rβγ with radiation therapy inhibits pancreatic cancer growth and metastasis

M Piper, M Hoen, LB Darragh, MW Knitz, D Nguyen… - Cancer Cell, 2023 - cell.com
In pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients, we show that response to radiation
therapy (RT) is characterized by increased IL-2Rβ and IL-2Rγ along with decreased IL-2Rα …

Cellular immunotherapies for cancer

C Hayes - Irish Journal of Medical Science (1971-), 2021 - Springer
Cancer is a major burden on the healthcare system, and new therapies are needed.
Recently, the development of immunotherapies, which aim to boost or use the immune …

Targeting Treg-expressed STAT3 enhances NK-mediated surveillance of metastasis and improves therapeutic response in pancreatic adenocarcinoma

M Piper, B Van Court, A Mueller, S Watanabe… - Clinical Cancer …, 2022 - AACR
Purpose: Metastasis remains a major hurdle in treating aggressive malignancies such as
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Improving response to treatment, therefore …

Insights into dendritic cells in cancer immunotherapy: from bench to clinical applications

A Salah, H Wang, Y Li, M Ji, WB Ou, N Qi… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Dendritic cells (DCs) are efficient antigen-presenting cells (APCs) and potent activators of
naïve T cells. Therefore, they act as a connective ring between innate and adaptive …

The combination of gemcitabine and ginsenoside Rh2 enhances the immune function of dendritic cells against pancreatic cancer via the CARD9-BCL10-MALT1/NF …

Q Li, J He, S Li, C Tian, J Yang, H Yuan, Y Lu… - Clinical …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cold tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) of pancreatic cancer (PC) with minimal
dendritic cell (DC) and T cell infiltration can result in insufficient immunotherapy and …

Overcoming suppressive tumor microenvironment by vaccines in solid tumor

YJ Xie, WQ Liu, D Li, JC Hou, PS Coghi, XX Fan - Vaccines, 2023 - mdpi.com
Conventional vaccines are widely used to boost human natural ability to defend against
foreign invaders, such as bacteria and viruses. Recently, therapeutic cancer vaccines …

Dendritic cells and natural killer cells: The road to a successful oncolytic virotherapy

M Ghasemi, L Abbasi, L Ghanbari Naeini… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Every type of cancer tissue is theoretically more vulnerable to viral infection. This natural
proclivity has been harnessed as a new anti-cancer therapy by employing oncolytic viruses …

BUB1 is identified as a potential therapeutic target for pancreatic cancer treatment

M Li, X Duan, Y Xiao, M Yuan, Z Zhao, X Cui… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most challenging cancer types in clinical treatment
worldwide. This study aimed to understand the tumorigenesis mechanism and explore …