Reshaping the systemic tumor immune environment (STIE) and tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) to enhance immunotherapy efficacy in solid tumors

L Xu, C Zou, S Zhang, TSM Chu, Y Zhang… - Journal of hematology & …, 2022 - Springer
The development of combination immunotherapy based on the mediation of regulatory
mechanisms of the tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) is promising. However, a deep …

Advances in single-cell RNA sequencing and its applications in cancer research

D Huang, N Ma, X Li, Y Gou, Y Duan, B Liu… - Journal of hematology & …, 2023 - Springer
Cancers are a group of heterogeneous diseases characterized by the acquisition of
functional capabilities during the transition from a normal to a neoplastic state. Powerful …

Spatially resolved transcriptomics reveals the architecture of the tumor-microenvironment interface

MV Hunter, R Moncada, JM Weiss, I Yanai… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
During tumor progression, cancer cells come into contact with various non-tumor cell types,
but it is unclear how tumors adapt to these new environments. Here, we integrate spatially …

Cancer drug-tolerant persister cells: from biological questions to clinical opportunities

M Russo, M Chen, E Mariella, H Peng… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
The emergence of drug resistance is the most substantial challenge to the effectiveness of
anticancer therapies. Orthogonal approaches have revealed that a subset of cells, known as …

Innovative breakthroughs facilitated by single-cell multi-omics: manipulating natural killer cell functionality correlates with a novel subcategory of melanoma cells

Z Zhao, Y Ding, LJ Tran, G Chai, L Lin - Frontiers in immunology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Melanoma is typically regarded as the most dangerous form of skin cancer.
Although surgical removal of in situ lesions can be used to effectively treat metastatic …

Immunotherapy: an emerging modality to checkmate brain metastasis

A Ahmad, P Khan, AU Rehman, SK Batra, MW Nasser - Molecular cancer, 2023 - Springer
The diagnosis of brain metastasis (BrM) has historically been a dooming diagnosis that is
nothing less than a death sentence, with few treatment options for palliation or prolonging …

Single-cell characterization of the cellular landscape of acral melanoma identifies novel targets for immunotherapy

J Li, I Smalley, Z Chen, JY Wu, MS Phadke… - Clinical Cancer …, 2022 - AACR
Purpose: Acral melanoma is a rare subtype of melanoma that arises on the non–hair-
bearing skin of the palms, soles, and nail beds. In this study, we used single-cell RNA …

Lipid droplets are a metabolic vulnerability in melanoma

D Lumaquin-Yin, E Montal, E Johns… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Melanoma exhibits numerous transcriptional cell states including neural crest-like cells as
well as pigmented melanocytic cells. How these different cell states relate to distinct …

Tumor-intrinsic SIRPA promotes sensitivity to checkpoint inhibition immunotherapy in melanoma

Z Zhou, MJM Chen, Y Luo, K Mojumdar, X Peng… - Cancer Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Checkpoint inhibition immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer treatment, but many
patients show resistance. Here we perform integrative transcriptomic and proteomic …

Mature dendritic cells enriched in immunoregulatory molecules (mregDCs): a novel population in the tumour microenvironment and immunotherapy target

J Li, J Zhou, H Huang, J Jiang… - Clinical and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Dendritic cells (DCs) mediate divergent immune effects by activating T
cells or negatively regulating the immune response to promote immune tolerance. They …