Targets of immune escape mechanisms in cancer: basis for development and evolution of cancer immune checkpoint inhibitors

S Dutta, A Ganguly, K Chatterjee, S Spada… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The tumor immune escape mechanisms are key factors in cancer
progression and metastasis. They are an undeniable hurdle for successful cancer treatment …

PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in cervical cancer

Y Liu, L Wu, R Tong, F Yang, L Yin, M Li… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Cervical cancer is one of the most common gynecological tumors, and the majority of early-
stage cervical cancer patients achieve good recovery through surgical treatment and …

Androgen receptor activity in T cells limits checkpoint blockade efficacy

X Guan, F Polesso, C Wang, A Sehrawat, RM Hawkins… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Immune checkpoint blockade has revolutionized the field of oncology, inducing durable anti-
tumour immunity in solid tumours. In patients with advanced prostate cancer …

Neoadjuvant anti-OX40 (MEDI6469) therapy in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma activates and expands antigen-specific tumor-infiltrating T cells

R Duhen, C Ballesteros-Merino, AK Frye, E Tran… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Despite the success of checkpoint blockade in some cancer patients, there is an unmet need
to improve outcomes. Targeting alternative pathways, such as costimulatory molecules (eg …

[HTML][HTML] Combination of PD-1 inhibitor and OX40 agonist induces tumor rejection and immune memory in mouse models of pancreatic cancer

Y Ma, J Li, H Wang, Y Chiu, CV Kingsley, D Fry… - Gastroenterology, 2020 - Elsevier
Background & Aims Advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is resistant to
therapy, including immune checkpoint inhibitors. We evaluated the effects of a neutralizing …

OX40 agonist BMS-986178 alone or in combination with nivolumab and/or ipilimumab in patients with advanced solid tumors

M Gutierrez, V Moreno, KM Heinhuis, AJ Olszanski… - Clinical Cancer …, 2021 - AACR
Abstract Purpose: This phase I/IIa study (NCT02737475) evaluated the safety and activity of
BMS-986178, a fully human OX40 agonist IgG1 mAb,±nivolumab and/or ipilimumab in …

Advances in anti-cancer immunotherapy: Car-T cell, checkpoint inhibitors, dendritic cell vaccines, and oncolytic viruses, and emerging cellular and molecular targets

E Alard, AB Butnariu, M Grillo, C Kirkham, DA Zinovkin… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Unlike traditional cancer therapies, such as surgery, radiation and chemotherapy that are
typically non-specific, cancer immunotherapy harnesses the high specificity of a patient's …

Don't eat me/eat me signals as a novel strategy in cancer immunotherapy

A Khalaji, FB Yancheshmeh, F Farham, A Khorram… - Heliyon, 2023 - cell.com
Cancer stands as one of the prominent global causes of death, with its incidence burden
continuously increasing, leading to a substantial rise in mortality rates. Cancer treatment has …

Targeting the TNF and TNFR superfamilies in autoimmune disease and cancer

M Croft, S Salek-Ardakani, CF Ware - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2024 - nature.com
The first anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) monoclonal antibody, infliximab (Remicade),
celebrated its 25th anniversary of FDA approval in 2023. Inhibitors of TNF have since proved …

[HTML][HTML] First-in-human study of an OX40 (ivuxolimab) and 4-1BB (utomilumab) agonistic antibody combination in patients with advanced solid tumors

O Hamid, AA Chiappori, JA Thompson… - … for immunotherapy of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Ivuxolimab (PF-04518600) and utomilumab (PF-05082566) are humanized
agonistic IgG2 monoclonal antibodies against OX40 and 4-1BB, respectively. This first-in …