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Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 17(9), P. 527 - 540

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Signatures of T cell dysfunction and exclusion predict cancer immunotherapy response DOI
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Nature Medicine, Journal Year: 2018, Volume and Issue: 24(10), P. 1550 - 1558

Published: Aug. 13, 2018

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A framework for advancing our understanding of cancer-associated fibroblasts DOI Creative Commons
Erik Sahai, Igor Astsaturov, Edna Cukierman

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Nature reviews. Cancer, Journal Year: 2020, Volume and Issue: 20(3), P. 174 - 186

Published: Jan. 24, 2020

Abstract Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are a key component of the tumour microenvironment with diverse functions, including matrix deposition and remodelling, extensive reciprocal signalling interactions cancer cells crosstalk infiltrating leukocytes. As such, they potential target for optimizing therapeutic strategies against cancer. However, many challenges present in ongoing attempts to modulate CAFs benefit. These include limitations our understanding origin heterogeneity CAF function, it being desirable retain some antitumorigenic functions. On basis meeting experts field biology, we summarize this Consensus Statement current knowledge framework advancing critical cell type within microenvironment.

Language: Английский

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Development of tumor mutation burden as an immunotherapy biomarker: utility for the oncology clinic DOI Creative Commons
Timothy A. Chan, Mark Yarchoan, Elizabeth M. Jaffee

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Published: Nov. 1, 2018

Treatment with immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) agents such as anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1), death-ligand (PD-L1), and/or anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated 4 (CTLA-4) can result in impressive response rates and durable disease remission but only a subset of patients cancer. Expression PD-L1 has demonstrated utility selecting for to ICB proven be an important biomarker patient selection. Tumor mutation burden (TMB) is emerging potential biomarker. However, refinement interpretation contextualization required.

Language: Английский

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The evolving landscape of biomarkers for checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy DOI
Jonathan J. Havel, Diego Chowell, Timothy A. Chan

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Nature reviews. Cancer, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 19(3), P. 133 - 150

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Single-cell reconstruction of the early maternal–fetal interface in humans DOI

Roser Vento‐Tormo,

Mirjana Efremova, Rachel A. Botting

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Macrophages as regulators of tumour immunity and immunotherapy DOI
David G. DeNardo, Brian Ruffell

Nature reviews. Immunology, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 19(6), P. 369 - 382

Published: Feb. 4, 2019

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Regulation and Function of the PD-L1 Checkpoint DOI Creative Commons
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Published: March 1, 2018

Language: Английский

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Transforming Growth Factor-β Signaling in Immunity and Cancer DOI Creative Commons
Eduard Batlle, Joan Massagué

Immunity, Journal Year: 2019, Volume and Issue: 50(4), P. 924 - 940

Published: April 1, 2019

Language: Английский

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Roles of the immune system in cancer: from tumor initiation to metastatic progression DOI Open Access
Hugo González, Catharina Hagerling, Zena Werb

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Published: Oct. 1, 2018

The presence of inflammatory immune cells in human tumors raises a fundamental question oncology: How do cancer avoid the destruction by attack? In principle, tumor development can be controlled cytotoxic innate and adaptive cells; however, as develops from neoplastic tissue to clinically detectable tumors, evolve different mechanisms that mimic peripheral tolerance order tumoricidal attack. Here, we provide an update recent accomplishments, unifying concepts, future challenges study tumor-associated cells, with emphasis on metastatic carcinomas.

Language: Английский

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Inflammation and tumor progression: signaling pathways and targeted intervention DOI Creative Commons

Huakan Zhao,

Lei Wu,

Guifang Yan

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Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 6(1)

Published: July 12, 2021

Abstract Cancer development and its response to therapy are regulated by inflammation, which either promotes or suppresses tumor progression, potentially displaying opposing effects on therapeutic outcomes. Chronic inflammation facilitates progression treatment resistance, whereas induction of acute inflammatory reactions often stimulates the maturation dendritic cells (DCs) antigen presentation, leading anti-tumor immune responses. In addition, multiple signaling pathways, such as nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kB), Janus kinase/signal transducers activators transcription (JAK-STAT), toll-like receptor (TLR) cGAS/STING, mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK); factors, including cytokines (e.g., interleukin (IL), interferon (IFN), necrosis (TNF)-α), chemokines C-C motif chemokine ligands (CCLs) C-X-C (CXCLs)), growth factors vascular endothelial (VEGF), transforming (TGF)-β), inflammasome; well metabolites prostaglandins, leukotrienes, thromboxane, specialized proresolving mediators (SPM), have been identified pivotal regulators initiation resolution inflammation. Nowadays, local irradiation, recombinant cytokines, neutralizing antibodies, small-molecule inhibitors, DC vaccines, oncolytic viruses, TLR agonists, SPM developed specifically modulate in cancer therapy, with some these already undergoing clinical trials. Herein, we discuss crosstalk between processes. We also highlight potential targets for harnessing cancer.

Language: Английский

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