GM-CSF: A double-edged sword in cancer immunotherapy

A Kumar, A Taghi Khani, A Sanchez Ortiz… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) is a cytokine that drives the
generation of myeloid cell subsets including neutrophils, monocytes, macrophages, and …

Radiotherapy and immunotherapy: a beneficial liaison?

RR Weichselbaum, H Liang, L Deng… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2017 - nature.com
Investigations into the interaction between radiotherapy and the host immune system have
uncovered new mechanisms that can potentially be exploited to improve the efficacy of …

Immune checkpoint blockade: a common denominator approach to cancer therapy

SL Topalian, CG Drake, DM Pardoll - Cancer cell, 2015 - cell.com
The immune system recognizes and is poised to eliminate cancer but is held in check by
inhibitory receptors and ligands. These immune checkpoint pathways, which normally …

NY-ESO-1 based immunotherapy of cancer: current perspectives

R Thomas, G Al-Khadairi, J Roelands… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
NY-ESO-1 or New York esophageal squamous cell carcinoma 1 is a well-known cancer-
testis antigen (CTAs) with re-expression in numerous cancer types. Its ability to elicit …

How to turn up the heat on the cold immune microenvironment of metastatic prostate cancer

J Stultz, L Fong - Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases, 2021 - nature.com
Background Advanced prostate cancer remains one of the most common and deadly
cancers, despite advances in treatment options. Immunotherapy has provided little benefit to …

Talimogene laherparepvec in combination with ipilimumab in previously untreated, unresectable stage IIIB-IV melanoma

I Puzanov, MM Milhem, D Minor, O Hamid… - Journal of Clinical …, 2016 - ascopubs.org
Purpose Combining immunotherapeutic agents with different mechanisms of action may
enhance efficacy. We describe the safety and efficacy of talimogene laherparepvec (T-VEC; …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting T cell co-receptors for cancer therapy

MK Callahan, MA Postow, JD Wolchok - Immunity, 2016 - cell.com
Checkpoint-blocking antibodies can generate potent anti-tumor responses by encouraging
the immune system to seek and destroy cancer cells. At this time, the United States Food …

Nanobody-based CAR T cells that target the tumor microenvironment inhibit the growth of solid tumors in immunocompetent mice

YJ Xie, M Dougan, N Jailkhani… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy has been successful in clinical trials against
hematological cancers, but has experienced challenges in the treatment of solid tumors …

Pituitary expression of CTLA-4 mediates hypophysitis secondary to administration of CTLA-4 blocking antibody

S Iwama, A De Remigis, MK Callahan… - Science translational …, 2014 - science.org
Hypophysitis is a chronic inflammation of the pituitary gland of unknown (primary forms) or
recognizable (secondary forms) etiology, such as the use of ipilimumab in cancer …

Cancer immunotherapy with anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibodies induces an inflammatory bowel disease

L Marthey, C Mateus, C Mussini… - Journal of Crohn's …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background: Therapeutic monoclonal anti-cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4
(CTLA-4) antibodies are associated with immune-mediated enterocolitis. The aim of this …