The immune system in multiple myeloma and precursor states: lessons and implications for immunotherapy and interception

MV Dhodapkar - American journal of hematology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Multiple myeloma (MM) and its precursor monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined
significance (MGUS) are distinct disorders that likely originate in the setting of chronic …

Polyamine immunometabolism: central regulators of inflammation, cancer and autoimmunity

T Chia, A Zolp, J Miska - Cells, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polyamines are ubiquitous, amine-rich molecules with diverse processes in biology. Recent
work has highlighted that polyamines exert profound roles on the mammalian immune …

Altered bioenergetics and mitochondrial dysfunction of monocytes in patients with COVID‐19 pneumonia

L Gibellini, S De Biasi, A Paolini, R Borella… - EMBO molecular …, 2020 - embopress.org
In patients infected by SARS‐CoV‐2 who experience an exaggerated inflammation leading
to pneumonia, monocytes likely play a major role but have received poor attention. Thus, we …

CD103+ regulatory T cells underlie resistance to radio-immunotherapy and impair CD8+ T cell activation in glioblastoma

L van Hooren, SM Handgraaf, DJ Kloosterman… - Nature cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Glioblastomas are aggressive primary brain tumors with an inherent resistance to T cell-
centric immunotherapy due to their low mutational burden and immunosuppressive tumor …

[PDF][PDF] Regulation of antigen-specific T cell infiltration and spatial architecture in multiple myeloma and premalignancy

MH Robinson, NY Villa, DL Jaye… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Entry of antigen-specific T cells into human tumors is critical for immunotherapy, but the
underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Here, we combined high-dimensional …

Changes in bone marrow tumor and immune cells correlate with durability of remissions following BCMA CAR T therapy in myeloma

KM Dhodapkar, AD Cohen, A Kaushal, AL Garfall… - Blood Cancer …, 2022 - AACR
Chimeric antigen-receptor (CAR) T cells lead to high response rates in myeloma, but most
patients experience recurrent disease. We combined several high-dimensional approaches …

Anti-TIGIT antibody improves PD-L1 blockade through myeloid and Treg cells

X Guan, R Hu, Y Choi, S Srivats, BY Nabet, J Silva… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Tiragolumab, an anti-TIGIT antibody with an active IgG1κ Fc, demonstrated improved
outcomes in the phase 2 CITYSCAPE trial (ClinicalTrials. gov: NCT03563716) when …

PD-1- CD45RA+ effector-memory CD8 T cells and CXCL10+ macrophages are associated with response to atezolizumab plus bevacizumab in advanced …

S Cappuyns, G Philips, V Vandecaveye… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The combination of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab (atezo/bev) has dramatically changed
the treatment landscape of advanced HCC (aHCC), achieving durable responses in some …

Clinical response and pathway-specific correlates following TIGIT–LAG3 blockade in myeloma: the MyCheckpoint randomized clinical trial

S Richard, AM Lesokhin, B Paul, JL Kaufman… - Nature Cancer, 2024 - nature.com
Persons with myeloma were randomized to receive an anti-TIGIT (T cell immunoreceptor) or
anti-LAG3 (lymphocyte activation gene) antibody followed by combination with …

Role of B cells in immune‐related adverse events following checkpoint blockade

KM Dhodapkar, A Duffy… - Immunological Reviews, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Blockade of immune checkpoints has transformed the therapy of several cancers. However,
immune‐related adverse events (irAEs) have emerged as a major challenge limiting the …