How the ageing microenvironment influences tumour progression

M Fane, AT Weeraratna - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2020 - nature.com
Most cancers arise in individuals over the age of 60. As the world population is living longer
and reaching older ages, cancer is becoming a substantial public health problem. It is …

A fresh look at tumor immunosurveillance and immunotherapy

MJ Smyth, DI Godfrey, JA Trapani - Nature immunology, 2001 - nature.com
Despite major advances in our understanding of adaptive immunity and dendritic cells,
consistent and durable responses to cancer vaccines remain elusive and active …

Organized immune cell interactions within tumors sustain a productive T-cell response

MA Cardenas, N Prokhnevska… - International …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Tumor-infiltrating CD8 T cells are associated with improved patient survival and response to
immunotherapy in various cancers. Persistent antigen leads to CD8 T-cell exhaustion …

Thymic CD8+ T cell production strongly influences tumor antigen recognition and age-dependent glioma mortality

CJ Wheeler, KL Black, G Liu, H Ying, JS Yu… - The Journal of …, 2003 - journals.aai.org
For unknown reasons, advanced age remains a dominant predictor of poor clinical outcome
for nearly all cancers. A decrease in the production of T cells by the thymus accompanies …

Increased susceptibility of tumorigenicity and decreased anti-tumor effect of DC vaccination in aged mice are potentially associated with increased number of NK1. 1+ …

M Shi, X Bi, S Xu, Y He, X Guo, J Xiang - Experimental Oncology, 2005 - europepmc.org
Aim It is established that aging leads to declines in immune function. However, the
mechanisms underlying remain poorly understood. Methods In this study, we compared the …

Reduced naïve CD8+ T‐cell priming efficacy in elderly adults

O Briceño, A Lissina, K Wanke, G Afonso… - Aging cell, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Aging is associated with impaired vaccine efficacy and increased susceptibility to infectious
and malignant diseases. CD8+ T‐cells are key players in the immune response against …

The dynamic nature of senescence in cancer

S Lee, CA Schmitt - Nature cell biology, 2019 - nature.com
Cellular senescence is implicated in physiological and pathological processes spanning
development, wound healing, age-related decline in organ functions and cancer. Here, we …

Harnessing Antitumor CD4+ T Cells for Cancer Immunotherapy

M Ben Khelil, Y Godet, S Abdeljaoued, C Borg… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Diverse evidence revealed that CD4+ T cells play an important role in
antitumor immunity by promoting or suppressing cytotoxic T cell responses. This review …

Enhanced anti-tumour immunity requires the interplay between resident and circulating memory CD8+ T cells

M Enamorado, S Iborra, E Priego, FJ Cueto… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
The goal of successful anti-tumoural immunity is the development of long-term protective
immunity to prevent relapse. Infiltration of tumours with CD8+ T cells with a resident memory …

Cytokine-induced senescence in the tumor microenvironment and its effects on anti-tumor immune responses

M Rentschler, H Braumüller, PS Briquez, T Wieder - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Despite tremendous treatment efforts, cancer is still one of the leading
causes of death, with approximately 10 million deaths in 2020. In the last decade …