Frontiers in Immunology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: July 29, 2021
Immune
checkpoint
inhibitors
(ICI)
revolutionized
the
field
of
immuno-oncology
and
opened
new
avenues
towards
development
novel
assets
to
achieve
durable
immune
control
cancer.
Yet,
presence
tumor
evasion
mechanisms
represents
a
challenge
for
efficient
treatment
options.
Therefore,
combination
therapies
are
taking
center
stage
in
immuno-oncology.
Such
should
boost
anti-tumor
responses
and/or
target
escape
mechanisms,
especially
those
created
by
major
players
microenvironment
(TME)
such
as
tumor-associated
macrophages
(TAM).
Natural
killer
(NK)
cells
were
recently
positioned
at
forefront
many
immunotherapy
strategies,
several
approaches
being
designed
fully
exploit
NK
cell
antitumor
potential.
One
most
relevant
cell-activating
receptors
is
NKG2D,
receptor
that
recognizes
8
different
NKG2D
ligands
(NKG2DL),
including
MICA
MICB.
MICB
poorly
expressed
on
normal
but
become
upregulated
surface
damaged,
transformed
or
infected
result
post-transcriptional
post-translational
intracellular
pathways.
Their
engagement
triggers
effector
functions.
Also,
MICA/B
polymorphic
polymorphism
affects
functional
through
regulation
their
cell-surface
expression,
trafficking,
shedding
soluble
immunosuppressive
isoforms,
affinity
interaction.
Although
immunotherapeutic
NKG2D-NKG2DL
axis
under
investigation,
account
reduced
expression
NKG2DL
contribute
escape.
determines
NKG2D-dependent
responses,
thus
representing
an
additional
leveraging
In
this
review,
we
discuss
strategies
inhibit
propose
with
antibodies
aimed
promoting
upregulation
reprograming
TAM
into
pro-inflammatory
remodeling
TME,
emerge
frontrunners
because
they
may
unleash
functions
cytotoxic
CD8
T
(CTL).
Pursuing
these
pipelines
might
lead
innovative
modalities
wide
range
cancer
patients.
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
7(1)
Published: Sept. 19, 2022
Abstract
Cancers
are
highly
complex
diseases
that
characterized
by
not
only
the
overgrowth
of
malignant
cells
but
also
an
altered
immune
response.
The
inhibition
and
reprogramming
system
play
critical
roles
in
tumor
initiation
progression.
Immunotherapy
aims
to
reactivate
antitumor
overcome
escape
mechanisms
tumors.
Represented
checkpoint
blockade
adoptive
cell
transfer,
immunotherapy
has
seen
tremendous
success
clinic,
with
capability
induce
long-term
regression
some
tumors
refractory
all
other
treatments.
Among
them,
blocking
therapy,
represented
PD-1/PD-L1
inhibitors
(nivolumab)
CTLA-4
(ipilimumab),
shown
encouraging
therapeutic
effects
treatment
various
tumors,
such
as
non-small
lung
cancer
(NSCLC)
melanoma.
In
addition,
advent
CAR-T,
CAR-M
novel
methods,
entered
a
new
era.
At
present,
evidence
indicates
combination
multiple
methods
may
be
one
way
improve
effect.
However,
overall
clinical
response
rate
still
needs
improvement,
which
warrants
development
designs
well
discovery
biomarkers
can
guide
prescription
these
agents.
Learning
from
past
failure
both
basic
research
is
for
rational
design
studies
future.
this
article,
we
describe
efforts
manipulate
against
discuss
different
targets
types
exploited
promote
Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
8(1)
Published: Aug. 28, 2023
Abstract
Immune-checkpoint
inhibitors
(ICBs),
in
addition
to
targeting
CTLA-4,
PD-1,
and
PD-L1,
novel
LAG-3
drugs
have
also
been
approved
clinical
application.
With
the
widespread
use
of
drug,
we
must
deeply
analyze
dilemma
agents
seek
a
breakthrough
treatment
prospect.
Over
past
decades,
these
demonstrated
dramatic
efficacy,
especially
patients
with
melanoma
non-small
cell
lung
cancer
(NSCLC).
Nonetheless,
field
broad
concept
solid
tumours,
non-specific
indications,
inseparable
immune
response
side
effects,
unconfirmed
progressive
disease,
complex
regulatory
networks
resistance
are
four
barriers
that
limit
its
Fortunately,
successful
trials
ICB
combination
therapies,
advent
era
oncolytic
virus
gene
editing,
technical
mRNA
vaccines
nano-delivery
systems
made
remarkable
breakthroughs
currently.
In
this
review,
enumerate
mechanisms
each
checkpoint
targets,
associations
between
tumour
mutation
burden,
key
or
signalling
pathways,
specific
evidence
efficacy
classical
targets
new
among
different
types
put
forward
dialectical
thoughts
on
drug
safety.
Finally,
discuss
importance
accurate
triage
based
recent
advances
predictive
biomarkers
diagnostic
testing
techniques.
Cellular and Molecular Immunology,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
17(9), P. 925 - 939
Published: July 22, 2020
γδ
T
cells
play
uniquely
important
roles
in
stress
surveillance
and
immunity
for
infections
carcinogenesis.
Human
recognize
kill
transformed
independently
of
human
leukocyte
antigen
(HLA)
restriction,
which
is
an
essential
feature
conventional
αβ
cells.
Vγ9Vδ2
cells,
prevail
the
peripheral
blood
healthy
adults,
are
activated
by
microbial
or
endogenous
tumor-derived
pyrophosphates
a
mechanism
dependent
on
butyrophilin
molecules.
expressing
other
cell
receptor
variable
genes,
notably
Vδ1,
more
abundant
mucosal
tissue.
In
addition
to
receptor,
usually
express
activating
natural
killer
(NK)
receptors,
such
as
NKp30,
NKp44,
NKG2D
binds
stress-inducible
surface
molecules
that
absent
but
frequently
expressed
malignant
Therefore,
endowed
with
at
least
two
independent
recognition
systems
sense
tumor
initiate
anticancer
effector
mechanisms,
including
cytokine
production
cytotoxicity.
view
their
HLA-independent
potent
antitumor
activity,
there
has
been
increasing
interest
translating
unique
potential
into
innovative
cellular
cancer
immunotherapies.
Here,
we
discuss
recent
developments
enhance
efficacy
cell-based
immunotherapy.
This
includes
strategies
vivo
activation
tumor-targeting
optimization
vitro
expansion
protocols,
development
gene-modified
It
equally
consider
synergisms
therapeutic
strategies,
checkpoint
inhibitors,
chemotherapy,
(local)
innate
immunity.
Journal of Clinical Oncology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
40(29), P. 3383 - 3393
Published: April 22, 2022
Durvalumab
significantly
improves
overall
survival
for
patients
with
unresectable
stage
III
non-small-cell
lung
cancer
and
no
progression
after
concurrent
chemoradiotherapy
(cCRT).
Building
upon
that
standard
of
care,
COAST
is
a
phase
II
study
durvalumab
alone
or
combined
the
anti-CD73
monoclonal
antibody
oleclumab
anti-NKG2A
monalizumab
as
consolidation
therapy
in
this
setting.Patients
cancer,
Eastern
Cooperative
Oncology
Group
performance
status
0/1,
cCRT
were
randomly
assigned
1:1:1,
≤
42
days
post-cCRT,
to
up
12
months,
stratified
by
histology.
The
primary
end
point
was
investigator-assessed
confirmed
objective
response
rate
(ORR;
RECIST
v1.1).Between
January
2019
July
2020,
189
assigned.
At
interim
analysis
(data
cutoff,
May
17,
2021),
median
follow-up
11.5
months
(range,
0.4-23.4
months;
all
patients).
Confirmed
ORR
numerically
higher
plus
(30.0%;
95%
CI,
18.8
43.2)
(35.5%;
23.7
48.7)
versus
(17.9%;
9.6
29.2).
Progression-free
(PFS)
prolonged
both
combinations
(plus
oleclumab:
hazard
ratio,
0.44;
0.26
0.75;
monalizumab:
0.42;
0.24
0.72),
12-month
PFS
rates
62.6%
[95%
48.1
74.2]
72.7%
58.8
82.6]
v
alone:
33.9%
21.2
47.1]).
All-cause
grade
≥
3
treatment-emergent
adverse
events
occurred
40.7%,
27.9%,
39.4%
oleclumab,
monalizumab,
durvalumab,
respectively.Both
increased
alone.
Safety
similar
across
arms
new
significant
safety
signals
identified
either
combination.
These
data
support
their
further
evaluation
trial.
Nature Medicine,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
28(10), P. 2155 - 2161
Published: Sept. 12, 2022
In
an
ongoing,
open-label,
single-arm
phase
II
study
(
NCT02927301
),
181
patients
with
untreated,
resectable,
stage
IB-IIIB
non-small
cell
lung
cancer
received
two
doses
of
neoadjuvant
atezolizumab
monotherapy.
The
primary
end
point
was
major
pathological
response
(MPR;
≤10%
viable
malignant
cells)
in
resected
tumors
without
EGFR
or
ALK
alterations.
Of
the
143
analysis,
MPR
20%
(95%
confidence
interval,
14-28%).
With
a
minimum
duration
follow-up
3
years,
3-year
survival
rate
80%
encouraging.
most
common
adverse
events
during
were
fatigue
(39%,
71
181)
and
procedural
pain
(29%,
53
181),
along
expected
immune-related
toxicities;
there
no
unexpected
safety
signals.
exploratory
analyses,
predicted
using
pre-treatment
peripheral
blood
immunophenotype
based
on
14
immune
subsets.
Immune
subsets
predictive
also
identified
tumor
microenvironment
associated
MPR.
This
large
cohort
resectable
safe
met
its
≥
15%.
Data
from
this
single-arm,
non-randomized
trial
suggest
that
profiles
innate
cells
may
predict
after
atezolizumab,
but
additional
studies
are
needed
to
determine
whether
these
can
inform
patient
selection
new
therapeutic
approaches.
Journal of Medical Virology,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
93(1), P. 275 - 299
Published: July 3, 2020
There
have
been
over
seven
million
cases
and
almost
413
372
deaths
globally
due
to
the
novel
coronavirus
(2019-nCoV)
associated
disease
COVID-19,
as
of
11
June
2020.
Phylogenetic
analysis
suggests
that
there
is
a
common
source
for
these
infections.
The
overall
sequence
similarities
between
spike
protein
2019-nCoV
SARS-CoV
are
known
be
around
76%
78%
73%
whole
receptor-binding
domain
(RBD),
respectively.
Thus,
they
potential
serve
drug
and/or
vaccine
candidate.
However,
individual
response
against
differs
genetic
variations
in
human
population.
Understanding
angiotensin-converting
enzyme
2
(ACE2)
leukocyte
antigen
(HLA)
may
affect
severity
infection
could
help
identifying
individuals
at
higher
risk
from
COVID-19.
A
number
drugs/vaccines
well
antibody/cytokine-based
therapeutics
various
developmental
stages
preclinical/clinical
trials
SARS-CoV,
MERS-CoV,
with
substantial
cross-reactivity,
used
For
diagnosis,
reverse-transcription
polymerase
chain
reaction
gold
standard
test
initial
diagnosis
kit
based
on
serological
tests
also
recommended
investigating
spread
COVID-19
but
this
challenging
antibodies
cross-reactivity.
This
review
comprehensively
summarizes
recent
reports
available
regarding
host-pathogen
interaction,
morphological
genomic
structure
virus,
diagnostic
techniques
Clinical and Translational Medicine,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12(2)
Published: Feb. 1, 2022
Abstract
Background
Deciphering
intra‐
and
inter‐tumoural
heterogeneity
is
essential
for
understanding
the
biology
of
gastric
cancer
(GC)
its
metastasis
identifying
effective
therapeutic
targets.
However,
characteristics
different
organ‐tropism
metastases
GC
are
largely
unknown.
Methods
Ten
fresh
human
tissue
samples
from
six
patients,
including
primary
tumour
adjacent
non‐tumoural
organs
or
tissues
(liver,
peritoneum,
ovary,
lymph
node)
were
evaluated
using
single‐cell
RNA
sequencing.
Validation
experiments
performed
histological
assays
bulk
transcriptomic
datasets.
Results
Malignant
epithelial
subclusters
associated
with
invasion
features,
intraperitoneal
propensity,
epithelial–mesenchymal
transition‐induced
stem
cell
phenotypes,
dormancy‐like
discovered.
High
expression
first
three
subcluster‐associated
genes
displayed
worse
overall
survival
than
those
low
in
a
cohort
containing
407
samples.
Immune
stromal
cells
exhibited
cellular
created
pro‐tumoural
immunosuppressive
microenvironment.
Furthermore,
20‐gene
signature
node‐derived
exhausted
CD8
+
T
was
acquired
to
forecast
node
validated
cohorts.
Additionally,
although
anti‐NKG2A
(KLRC1)
antibody
have
not
been
used
treat
patients
even
clinical
trials,
we
uncovered
only
malignant
but
one
endothelial
subcluster,
mucosal‐associated
invariant
cells,
cell‐like
B
plasmacytoid
dendritic
macrophages,
monocytes,
neutrophils
may
contribute
HLA‐E‐KLRC1/KLRC2
interaction
cytotoxic/exhausted
and/or
natural
killer
(NK)
suggesting
novel
opportunities
GC.
our
findings
suggested
that
PD‐1
might
predict
responses
blockade
therapy
Conclusions
This
study
provided
insights
into
heterogeneous
microenvironment
tumours
organ‐specific
provide
support
precise
diagnosis
treatment.