Revolutionization in Cancer Therapeutics via Targeting Major Immune Checkpoints PD-1, PD-L1 and CTLA-4 DOI Creative Commons
Pratibha Pandey, Fahad Khan, Huda A. Qari

et al.

Pharmaceuticals, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 15(3), P. 335 - 335

Published: March 9, 2022

Numerous research reports have witnessed dramatic advancements in cancer therapeutic approaches through immunotherapy. Blocking immunological checkpoint pathways (mechanisms employed by malignant cells to disguise themselves as normal human body components) has emerged a viable strategy for developing anticancer immunity. Through the development of effective immune inhibitors (ICIs) multiple carcinomas, advances immunity expedited major breakthrough therapy. variety ICIs, such PD-1 (programmed cell death-1), programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) improved system’s efficacy combating cells. Recent studies also supported fact that ICIs combined with other potent antitumor candidates, angiogenic agents, could be solid promising chemopreventive approach improving effectiveness inhibitors. Immune blockade aided antiangiogenesis lowering vascular endothelial growth factor expression alleviating hypoxia. Our review summarized recent clinical improvements blocking tactics, including combinatorial treatment immunogenic death (ICD) inducers which may aid future researchers creating more cancer-fighting strategies.

Language: Английский

Enhancing immunotherapy in cancer by targeting emerging immunomodulatory pathways DOI
Lukas Kraehenbuehl, Chien‐Huan Weng, Shabnam Eghbali

et al.

Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, Journal Year: 2021, Volume and Issue: 19(1), P. 37 - 50

Published: Sept. 27, 2021

Language: Английский

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582

Cancer vaccines as promising immuno-therapeutics: platforms and current progress DOI Creative Commons
Jian Liu,

Minyang Fu,

Manni Wang

et al.

Journal of Hematology & Oncology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: March 18, 2022

Abstract Research on tumor immunotherapy has made tremendous progress in the past decades, with numerous studies entering clinical evaluation. The cancer vaccine is considered a promising therapeutic strategy of solid tumors. Cancer stimulates anti-tumor immunity antigens, which could be delivered form whole cells, peptides, nucleic acids, etc . Ideal vaccines overcome immune suppression tumors and induce both humoral cellular immunity. In this review, we introduced working mechanism summarized four platforms for development. We also highlighted research vaccines, especially focusing their application efficacy, might hopefully facilitate future design vaccine.

Language: Английский

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473

Emerging therapies for glioblastoma: current state and future directions DOI Creative Commons
Rong Liang, Ni Li, Zhenzhen Zhang

et al.

Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 41(1)

Published: April 15, 2022

Abstract Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common high-grade primary malignant brain tumor with an extremely poor prognosis. Given survival currently approved treatments for GBM, new therapeutic strategies are urgently needed. Advances in decades of investment basic science glioblastoma rapidly translated into innovative clinical trials, utilizing improved genetic and epigenetic profiling as well microenvironment immune system interactions. Following these encouraging findings, immunotherapy including checkpoint blockade, chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR T) cell therapy, oncolytic virotherapy, vaccine therapy have offered hope improving GBM outcomes; ongoing studies using combinatorial therapies aim minimizing adverse side-effects augmenting antitumor responses. In addition, techniques to overcome blood-brain barrier (BBB) targeted delivery being tested trials patients recurrent GBM. Here, we set forth rationales promising treating review potential novel agents, current status preclinical discuss challenges future perspectives immuno-oncology.

Language: Английский

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302

Exploring immunotherapy in colorectal cancer DOI Creative Commons
Junyong Weng,

Shanbao Li,

Zhonglin Zhu

et al.

Journal of Hematology & Oncology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: July 16, 2022

Chemotherapy combined with or without targeted therapy is the fundamental treatment for metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Due to adverse effects of chemotherapeutic drugs and biological characteristics tumor cells, it difficult make breakthroughs in traditional strategies. The immune checkpoint blockades (ICB) has made significant progress advanced malignant tumors, patients who benefit from this may obtain a long-lasting response. Unfortunately, immunotherapy only effective limited number microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H), segment initial responders can subsequently develop acquired resistance. From September 4, 2014, first anti-PD-1/PD-L1 drug Pembrolizumab was approved by FDA second-line melanoma. Subsequently, mCRC 2017. Immunotherapy rapidly developed past 7 years. in-depth research ICB indicated that mechanism immune-resistance become gradually clear, new predictive biomarkers are constantly emerging. Clinical trials examining effect checkpoints actively carried out, order produce patients. This review summarizes strategies patients, discusses application treatment, outlines potential markers efficacy, lists key results clinical trials, collects recent basic results, provide theoretical basis practical direction

Language: Английский

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221

Polymeric Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery DOI
Maximilian A. Beach,

Umeka Nayanathara,

Yanting Gao

et al.

Chemical Reviews, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 124(9), P. 5505 - 5616

Published: April 16, 2024

The recent emergence of nanomedicine has revolutionized the therapeutic landscape and necessitated creation more sophisticated drug delivery systems. Polymeric nanoparticles sit at forefront numerous promising designs, due to their unmatched control over physiochemical properties such as size, shape, architecture, charge, surface functionality. Furthermore, polymeric have ability navigate various biological barriers precisely target specific sites within body, encapsulate a diverse range cargo efficiently release this in response internal external stimuli. However, despite these remarkable advantages, presence wider clinical application is minimal. This review will provide comprehensive understanding vehicles. affecting be outlined first, followed by description nanoparticle designs preparation methods, beginning with polymers on which they are based. meticulously explore current performance against myriad diseases including cancer, viral bacterial infections, before finally evaluating advantages crucial challenges that determine potential decades come.

Language: Английский

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211

Current approaches of nanomedicines in the market and various stage of clinical translation DOI Creative Commons
Xiaoting Shan,

Xiang Gong,

Jie Li

et al.

Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 12(7), P. 3028 - 3048

Published: March 1, 2022

Compared with traditional drug therapy, nanomedicines exhibit intriguing biological features to increase therapeutic efficiency, reduce toxicity and achieve targeting delivery. This review provides a snapshot of that have been currently launched or in the clinical trials, which manifests diversified trend carrier types, applied indications mechanisms action. From perspective indications, this article presents an overview applications involving prevention, diagnosis treatment various diseases, include cancer, infections, blood disorders, cardiovascular immuno-associated diseases nervous system etc. Moreover, some considerations perspectives research development facilitate their translations clinic.

Language: Английский

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208

Therapeutic cancer vaccines: advancements, challenges and prospects DOI Creative Commons
Ting Fan, Mingna Zhang, Jingxian Yang

et al.

Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 8(1)

Published: Dec. 13, 2023

With the development and regulatory approval of immune checkpoint inhibitors adoptive cell therapies, cancer immunotherapy has undergone a profound transformation over past decades. Recently, therapeutic vaccines have shown promise by eliciting de novo T responses targeting tumor antigens, including tumor-associated antigens tumor-specific antigens. The objective was to amplify diversify intrinsic repertoire cells. However, complete realization these capabilities remains an ongoing pursuit. Therefore, we provide overview current landscape in this review. range antigen selection, delivery systems strategic nuances underlying effective presentation pioneered vaccine design. Furthermore, review addresses status clinical trials discusses their strategies, focusing on immunogenicity anti-tumor efficacy assessment. attempts toward developing not yielded breakthrough outcomes due significant challenges, microenvironment suppression, optimal candidate identification, response evaluation, manufacturing acceleration. field is poised overcome hurdles improve patient future acknowledging complexities persistently striving surmount inherent constraints.

Language: Английский

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195

Systemic vaccination induces CD8+ T cells and remodels the tumor microenvironment DOI Creative Commons
Faezzah Baharom,

Ramiro A. Ramirez-Valdez,

Ahad Khalilnezhad

et al.

Cell, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 185(23), P. 4317 - 4332.e15

Published: Oct. 26, 2022

Language: Английский

Citations

148

Clinical cancer immunotherapy: Current progress and prospects DOI Creative Commons
Chenglong Liu, Mengxuan Yang, Daizhou Zhang

et al.

Frontiers in Immunology, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 13

Published: Oct. 11, 2022

Immune checkpoint therapy via PD-1 antibodies has shown exciting clinical value and robust therapeutic potential in practice. It can significantly improve progression-free survival overall survival. Following surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, cancer treatment now entered the age of immunotherapy. Although immunotherapy remarkable efficacy, it also suffers from limitations such as irAEs, cytokine storm, low response rate, etc. In this review, we discuss basic classification, research progress, Besides, by combining resistance mechanism with analysis combination give our insights into development new anticancer strategies.

Language: Английский

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145

Thermal immuno-nanomedicine in cancer DOI
Zhe Yang, Di Gao, Jing Zhao

et al.

Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 20(2), P. 116 - 134

Published: Jan. 5, 2023

Language: Английский

Citations

142