The Tumor Microenvironment as a Therapeutic Target in Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma DOI Open Access
Louis Boafo Kwantwi,

Steven T. Rosen,

Christiane Querfeld

и другие.

Cancers, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(19), С. 3368 - 3368

Опубликована: Окт. 1, 2024

Cutaneous T cell lymphomas (CTCLs) are a heterogeneous group of non-Hodgkin lymphomas, with mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome being the two common subtypes. Despite substantial improvement in early-stage diagnosis treatments, some patients still progress to advanced stage an elusive underpinning mechanism. While this unsubstantiated disease mechanism coupled diverse clinical outcomes poses challenges management, emerging evidence has implicated tumor microenvironment process, thus revealing promising therapeutic potential targeting microenvironment. Notably, malignant cells can shape their dampen antitumor immunity, leading Th2-dominated responses that promote progression. This is largely orchestrated by alterations cytokines expression patterns, genetic dysregulations, inhibitory effects immune checkpoint molecules, immunosuppressive cells. Herein, recent insights into determining factors CTCL support progression have been highlighted. Also, advances strategies target micromovement rationale improving treatment efficacy discussed.

Язык: Английский

CCL20 in the tumor microenvironment: implications for cancer progression and therapeutic approaches DOI Creative Commons
Louis Boafo Kwantwi,

James Danquah Boafo,

Bevelyn Emefa Egleh

и другие.

Clinical & Translational Oncology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Фев. 22, 2025

Abstract Increasing knowledge of the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment in cancer-related processes has led to developing novel immune-based therapies that have changed cancer treatment paradigm. In microenvironment, plethora soluble factors secreted by cells interacts with immune and non-immune components deliver signals necessary for progression. Accordingly, targeting tumor-derived inducing this become an appealing therapeutic potential advancing treatment. CCL20, a chemokine best known induce leucocyte migration response pathological inflammatory conditions, been implicated proliferation, angiogenesis, metastasis, immunosuppression, resistance. Notably, CCL20 its receptor CCR6 are important interactions. This review discusses interaction between CCL20–CCR6 axis how these interactions promote Also, outline studies utilizing combination other standard treatments shed.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

1

Tumor-infiltrating myeloid cells; mechanisms, functional significance, and targeting in cancer therapy DOI Creative Commons
Fatemeh Sadat Toghraie, Maryam Bayat, Mahsa Sadat Hosseini

и другие.

Cellular Oncology, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Фев. 25, 2025

Tumor-infiltrating myeloid cells (TIMs), which encompass tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), neutrophils (TANs), myeloid-derived suppressor (MDSCs), and dendritic (TADCs), are of great importance in tumor microenvironment (TME) integral to both pro- anti-tumor immunity. Nevertheless, the phenotypic heterogeneity functional plasticity TIMs have posed challenges fully understanding their complexity roles within TME. Emerging evidence suggested that presence is frequently linked prevention cancer treatment improvement patient outcomes survival. Given pivotal function TME, recently been recognized as critical targets for therapeutic approaches aimed at augmenting immunostimulatory cell populations while depleting or modifying those immunosuppressive. This review will explore important properties related immunity, angiogenesis, metastasis. We also document latest strategies targeting preclinical clinical settings. Our objective illustrate potential immunological may improve existing treatments.

Язык: Английский

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1

Focal adhesion kinase-mediated interaction between tumor and immune cells in the tumor microenvironment: implications for cancer-associated therapies and tumor progression DOI
Louis Boafo Kwantwi, Theophilus Tandoh

Clinical & Translational Oncology, Год журнала: 2024, Номер unknown

Опубликована: Сен. 13, 2024

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

6

18F-FDG PET/CT predicts the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing liver transplantation DOI Creative Commons
Wen-Jing Zheng, Yang Xu,

Hui Shan Tan

и другие.

Liver Cancer, Год журнала: 2025, Номер unknown, С. 1 - 27

Опубликована: Март 5, 2025

In addition to radical resection, liver transplantation (LTx) is an effective treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, tumor recurrence limits the efficacy of LTx in some patients. This study investigated role 18F-fludeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) predicting prognosis patients with HCC after LTx. A total 278 consecutive who underwent pre-LTx PET/CT were divided into derivation (n = 178) and temporal validation 100) cohorts evaluated values, immunohistochemical (IHC) findings, DNA sequencing tissues. Patients post-LTx exhibited significantly higher maximum standardized uptake values (SUVmax) scans. Receiver operating characteristic curve analyses identified SUVmax ratio (TSUVmax/LSUVmax) as strongest predictor recurrence, optimal cutoff value 1.43. Kaplan-Meier demonstrated that a TSUVmax/LSUVmax >1.43 was associated shorter time (TTR) overall survival (OS) both (p < 0.001 both). Multivariate Cox regression confirmed independent risk factor cohorts. IHC revealed correlated Ki-67 CK19 expression. indicated tumors had more mutations TMB. Furthermore, TP53, EPPK1, MDM4, SLAMF7, SDHC, B4GALT3, RXRG, FCGR family genes, well TP53 PI3K signaling-related alterations. The preoperative potential following Its use improves candidate selection management.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

0

The Tumor Microenvironment as a Therapeutic Target in Cutaneous T Cell Lymphoma DOI Open Access
Louis Boafo Kwantwi,

Steven T. Rosen,

Christiane Querfeld

и другие.

Cancers, Год журнала: 2024, Номер 16(19), С. 3368 - 3368

Опубликована: Окт. 1, 2024

Cutaneous T cell lymphomas (CTCLs) are a heterogeneous group of non-Hodgkin lymphomas, with mycosis fungoides and Sézary syndrome being the two common subtypes. Despite substantial improvement in early-stage diagnosis treatments, some patients still progress to advanced stage an elusive underpinning mechanism. While this unsubstantiated disease mechanism coupled diverse clinical outcomes poses challenges management, emerging evidence has implicated tumor microenvironment process, thus revealing promising therapeutic potential targeting microenvironment. Notably, malignant cells can shape their dampen antitumor immunity, leading Th2-dominated responses that promote progression. This is largely orchestrated by alterations cytokines expression patterns, genetic dysregulations, inhibitory effects immune checkpoint molecules, immunosuppressive cells. Herein, recent insights into determining factors CTCL support progression have been highlighted. Also, advances strategies target micromovement rationale improving treatment efficacy discussed.

Язык: Английский

Процитировано

2