Tumor-infiltrating regulatory T cells as targets of cancer immunotherapy

C Tay, A Tanaka, S Sakaguchi - Cancer Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are abundant in tumor tissues, raising a question of whether
immunosuppressive tumor-infiltrating Tregs (TI-Tregs) can be selectively depleted or …

Cancer vaccines: Building a bridge over troubled waters

MLC Sellars, CJ Wu, EF Fritsch - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Cancer vaccines aim to direct the immune system to eradicate cancer cells. Here we review
the essential immunologic concepts underpinning natural immunity and highlight the …

PD-1-cis IL-2R agonism yields better effectors from stem-like CD8+ T cells

L Codarri Deak, V Nicolini, M Hashimoto, M Karagianni… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Expansion and differentiation of antigen-experienced PD-1+ TCF-1+ stem-like CD8+ T cells
into effector cells is critical for the success of immunotherapies based on PD-1 blockade …

Bispecific PD1-IL2v and anti-PD-L1 break tumor immunity resistance by enhancing stem-like tumor-reactive CD8+ T cells and reprogramming macrophages

M Tichet, S Wullschleger, A Chryplewicz, N Fournier… - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
Immunotherapies have shown remarkable, albeit tumor-selective, therapeutic benefits in the
clinic. Most patients respond transiently at best, highlighting the importance of …

Targeting cytokine and chemokine signaling pathways for cancer therapy

M Yi, T Li, M Niu, H Zhang, Y Wu, K Wu… - Signal transduction and …, 2024 - nature.com
Cytokines are critical in regulating immune responses and cellular behavior, playing dual
roles in both normal physiology and the pathology of diseases such as cancer. These …

Targeted modulation of immune cells and tissues using engineered biomaterials

P Yousefpour, K Ni, DJ Irvine - Nature reviews bioengineering, 2023 - nature.com
Therapies modulating the immune system offer the prospect of treating a wide range of
conditions including infectious diseases, cancer and autoimmunity. Biomaterials can …

IL-2 delivery by engineered mesenchymal stem cells re-invigorates CD8+ T cells to overcome immunotherapy resistance in cancer

J Bae, L Liu, C Moore, E Hsu, A Zhang, Z Ren… - Nature cell …, 2022 - nature.com
Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB)-based immunotherapy depends on functional tumour-
infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), but essential cytokines are less understood. Here we uncover …

The present and future of bispecific antibodies for cancer therapy

C Klein, U Brinkmann, JM Reichert… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2024 - nature.com
Bispecific antibodies (bsAbs) enable novel mechanisms of action and/or therapeutic
applications that cannot be achieved using conventional IgG-based antibodies …

Cellular and molecular waypoints along the path of T cell exhaustion

X Lan, CC Zebley, B Youngblood - Science immunology, 2023 - science.org
Thirty years of foundational research investigating molecular and cellular mechanisms
promoting T cell exhaustion are now enabling rational design of T cell–based therapies for …

Mechanisms of tumor resistance to immune checkpoint blockade and combination strategies to overcome resistance

X Zhou, Y Ni, X Liang, Y Lin, B An, X He… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) has rapidly transformed the treatment paradigm for
various cancer types. Multiple single or combinations of ICB treatments have been approved …