The complexity of immune evasion mechanisms throughout the metastatic cascade

NM Haynes, TB Chadwick, BS Parker - Nature Immunology, 2024 - nature.com
Metastasis, the spread of cancer from a primary site to distant organs, is an important
challenge in oncology. This Review explores the complexities of immune escape …

Harnessing immunotherapy for brain metastases: insights into tumor–brain microenvironment interactions and emerging treatment modalities

D Zhou, Z Gong, D Wu, C Ma, L Hou, X Niu… - Journal of Hematology & …, 2023 - Springer
Brain metastases signify a deleterious milestone in the progression of several advanced
cancers, predominantly originating from lung, breast and melanoma malignancies, with a …

TIMP1 Mediates Astrocyte-Dependent Local Immunosuppression in Brain Metastasis Acting on Infiltrating CD8+ T Cells

N Priego, A de Pablos-Aragoneses… - Cancer …, 2024 - aacrjournals.org
Immunotherapies against brain metastases have shown clinical benefits when applied to
asymptomatic patients, but they are largely ineffective in symptomatic cases for unknown …

STING signaling in the brain: Molecular threats, signaling activities, and therapeutic challenges

K Yang, Z Tang, C Xing, N Yan - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
Stimulator of interferon genes (STING) is an innate immune signaling protein critical to
infections, autoimmunity, and cancer. STING signaling is also emerging as an exciting and …

Utilizing human cerebral organoids to model breast cancer brain metastasis in culture

C Wang, A Nagayach, H Patel, L Dao, H Zhu… - Breast Cancer …, 2024 - Springer
Background Metastasis, the spread, and growth of malignant cells at secondary sites within
a patient's body, accounts for over 90% of cancer-related mortality. Breast cancer is the most …

Multifaceted interactions between cancer cells and glial cells in brain metastasis

K Ishibashi, E Hirata - Cancer Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer brain metastasis has a poor prognosis, is commonly observed in clinical practice,
and the number of cases is increasing as overall cancer survival improves. However …

Exploring the molecular tumor microenvironment and translational biomarkers in brain metastases of non-small-cell lung cancer

J Wen, JZ Yu, C Liu, AAO Ould Ismail… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Brain metastases represent a significant clinical challenge in the treatment of non-small-cell
lung cancer (NSCLC), often leading to a severe decline in patient prognosis and survival …

[HTML][HTML] Systems immunology insights into brain metastasis

W Dong, J Sheng, JZM Cui, H Zhao, STC Wong - Trends in Immunology, 2024 - cell.com
Brain metastasis poses formidable clinical challenges due to its intricate interactions with the
brain's unique immune environment, often resulting in poor prognoses. This review delves …

Tmem119 expression is downregulated in a subset of brain metastasis-associated microglia

W Ma, J Oswald, A Rios Angulo, Q Chen - BMC neuroscience, 2024 - Springer
Under pathological conditions, the immune-specialized brain microenvironment contains
both resident microglia and bone marrow-derived myeloid cells recruited from peripheral …

Understanding the heterogeneous immune repertoire of brain metastases for designing next‐gen therapeutics

Z Wang, K Chen - Brain‐X, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Approximately 20% of cancer patients experience brain metastases in the advanced stages
as circulating tumor cells migrate to and colonize the brain microvasculature. Due to the …