Roles of tumor-associated macrophages in anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy for solid cancers

H Zhang, L Liu, J Liu, P Dang, S Hu, W Yuan, Z Sun… - Molecular Cancer, 2023 - Springer
In recent years, tumor immunotherapy has made significant progress. However, tumor
immunotherapy, particularly immune checkpoint inhibitors (eg, PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors) …

Targeting tumor-associated macrophages for cancer treatment

M Li, L He, J Zhu, P Zhang, S Liang - Cell & bioscience, 2022 - Springer
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are abundant, nearly accounting for 30–50% of
stromal cells in the tumor microenvironment. TAMs exhibit an immunosuppressive M2-like …

Tumour-associated macrophages as treatment targets in oncology

A Mantovani, F Marchesi, A Malesci, L Laghi… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2017 - nature.com
Macrophages are crucial drivers of tumour-promoting inflammation. Tumour-associated
macrophages (TAMs) contribute to tumour progression at different levels: by promoting …

Harnessing anti‐tumor and tumor‐tropism functions of macrophages via nanotechnology for tumor immunotherapy

Y Zheng, Y Han, Q Sun, Z Li - Exploration, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Reprogramming the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment by modulating
macrophages holds great promise in tumor immunotherapy. As a class of professional …

Targeting macrophages in cancer: from bench to bedside

AR Poh, M Ernst - Frontiers in oncology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Macrophages are a major component of the tumor microenvironment and orchestrate
various aspects of immunity. Within tumors, macrophages can reversibly alter their endotype …

Novel approaches to target the microenvironment of bone metastasis

LC Hofbauer, A Bozec, M Rauner, F Jakob… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2021 - nature.com
Bone metastases are a frequent and severe complication of advanced-stage cancers. Breast
and prostate cancers, the most common malignancies in women and men, respectively …

Progress in tumor-associated macrophage (TAM)-targeted therapeutics

C Ngambenjawong, HH Gustafson, SH Pun - Advanced drug delivery …, 2017 - Elsevier
As an essential innate immune population for maintaining body homeostasis and warding
off foreign pathogens, macrophages display high plasticity and perform diverse supportive …

Macrophage polarization in chronic inflammatory diseases: killers or builders?

L Parisi, E Gini, D Baci, M Tremolati… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Macrophages are key cellular components of the innate immunity, acting as the main player
in the first‐line defence against the pathogens and modulating homeostatic and …

Tumor-associated macrophages in osteosarcoma: from mechanisms to therapy

F Cersosimo, S Lonardi, G Bernardini, B Telfer… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Osteosarcomas (OSs) are bone tumors most commonly found in pediatric and adolescent
patients characterized by high risk of metastatic progression and recurrence after therapy …

Contribution to tumor angiogenesis from innate immune cells within the tumor microenvironment: implications for immunotherapy

A Albini, A Bruno, DM Noonan, L Mortara - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The critical role of angiogenesis in promoting tumor growth and metastasis is strongly
established. However, tumors show considerable variation in angiogenic characteristics and …