Immunotherapy for non-melanoma skin cancer

SZ Shalhout, KS Emerick, HL Kaufman… - Current Oncology …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The therapeutic landscape for non-melanoma skin cancer
(NMSC) has recently expanded with the development of effective and targeted …

Combining surgery and immunotherapy: turning an immunosuppressive effect into a therapeutic opportunity

O Bakos, C Lawson, S Rouleau, LH Tai - Journal for immunotherapy of …, 2018 - Springer
Background Cancer surgery is necessary and life-saving. However, the majority of patients
develop postoperative recurrence and metastasis, which are the main causes of 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] Tumor-draining lymph nodes are pivotal in PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint therapy

MF Fransen, M Schoonderwoerd, P Knopf… - JCI insight, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract PD-1/PD-L1 checkpoint therapy for cancer is commonly considered to act by
reactivating T cells in the tumor microenvironment. Here, we present data from 2 mouse …

A pilot study of neoadjuvant combination of anti-PD-1 camrelizumab and VEGFR2 inhibitor apatinib for locally advanced resectable oral squamous cell carcinoma

W Ju, R Xia, D Zhu, S Dou, G Zhu, M Dong… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Novel neoadjuvant therapy regimens are warranted for oral squamous cell carcinoma
(OSCC). In this phase I trial (NCT04393506), 20 patients with locally advanced resectable …

A cytokine receptor-masked IL2 prodrug selectively activates tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes for potent antitumor therapy

EJ Hsu, X Cao, B Moon, J Bae, Z Sun, Z Liu… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
As a potent lymphocyte activator, interleukin-2 (IL-2) is an FDA-approved treatment for
multiple metastatic cancers. However, its clinical use is limited by short half-life, low potency …

Non-small-cell lung cancer signaling pathways, metabolism, and PD-1/PD-L1 antibodies

M Santarpia, A Aguilar, I Chaib, AF Cardona, S Fancelli… - Cancers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Treatment of advanced (metastatic) non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is currently mainly
based on immunotherapy with antibodies against PD-1 or PD-L1, alone, or in combination …

Immunotherapy for HER2-positive breast cancer: clinical evidence and future perspectives

E Agostinetto, F Montemurro, F Puglisi, C Criscitiello… - Cancers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) positive breast cancer
is a heterogeneous disease. Among different therapeutic approaches, immunotherapies …

Timing of neoadjuvant immunotherapy in relation to surgery is crucial for outcome

J Liu, JS O'Donnell, J Yan, J Madore, S Allen… - …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Adjuvant immunotherapies targeting CTLA4 or PD-1 recently demonstrated efficacy in the
treatment of earlier stages of human cancer. We previously demonstrated using mouse …

Systemic neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapies in the management of hepatocellular carcinoma—a narrative review

S Chamseddine, M LaPelusa, AO Kaseb - Cancers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common type of liver cancer,
accounting for approximately 85–90% of all cases of liver cancer worldwide. The five-year …