Chemical and biomolecular strategies for STING pathway activation in cancer immunotherapy

KM Garland, TL Sheehy, JT Wilson - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The stimulator of interferon genes (STING) cellular signaling pathway is a promising target
for cancer immunotherapy. Activation of the intracellular STING protein triggers the …

[HTML][HTML] Role of tumor microenvironment in tumorigenesis

M Wang, J Zhao, L Zhang, F Wei, Y Lian, Y Wu… - Journal of …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Tumorigenesis is a complex and dynamic process, consisting of three stages: initiation,
progression, and metastasis. Tumors are encircled by extracellular matrix (ECM) and …

[HTML][HTML] Lymph node colonization induces tumor-immune tolerance to promote distant metastasis

NE Reticker-Flynn, W Zhang, JA Belk, PA Basto… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
For many solid malignancies, lymph node (LN) involvement represents a harbinger of
distant metastatic disease and, therefore, an important prognostic factor. Beyond its utility as …

Material design for lymph node drug delivery

A Schudel, DM Francis, SN Thomas - Nature Reviews Materials, 2019 - nature.com
A significant fraction of the total immune cells in the body are located in several hundred
lymph nodes, in which lymphocyte accumulation, activation and proliferation are organized …

Leukaemia: a model metastatic disease

AE Whiteley, TT Price, G Cantelli, DA Sipkins - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2021 - nature.com
In contrast to solid cancers, which often require genetic modifications and complex cellular
reprogramming for effective metastatic dissemination, leukaemic cells uniquely possess the …

Lymph node metastases can invade local blood vessels, exit the node, and colonize distant organs in mice

ER Pereira, D Kedrin, G Seano, O Gautier, EFJ Meijer… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Lymph node metastases in cancer patients are associated with tumor aggressiveness,
poorer prognoses, and the recommendation for systemic therapy. Whether cancer cells in …

Tumor microenvironment in breast cancer—updates on therapeutic implications and pathologic assessment

JJ Li, JY Tsang, GM Tse - Cancers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The tumor microenvironment (TME) in breast cancer plays important roles
in tumor behavior and treatment response, making its pathologic assessment critical for …

Dissecting metastasis using preclinical models and methods

JD Hebert, JW Neal, MM Winslow - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Metastasis has long been understood to lead to the overwhelming majority of cancer-related
deaths. However, our understanding of the metastatic process, and thus our ability to …

Albumin nanoparticle containing a PI3Kγ inhibitor and paclitaxel in combination with α-PD1 induces tumor remission of breast cancer in mice

Y Song, L Bugada, R Li, H Hu, L Zhang, C Li… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
Immunomodulators that remodel the tumor immunosuppressive microenvironment have
been combined with anti–programmed death 1 (α-PD1) or anti–programmed death ligand 1 …

Combinatorial therapy in tumor microenvironment: where do we stand?

S Kumari, D Advani, S Sharma, RK Ambasta… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2021 - Elsevier
The tumor microenvironment plays a pivotal role in tumor initiation and progression by
creating a dynamic interaction with cancer cells. The tumor microenvironment consists of …