Macrophages as tools and targets in cancer therapy

A Mantovani, P Allavena, F Marchesi… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
Tumour-associated macrophages are an essential component of the tumour
microenvironment and have a role in the orchestration of angiogenesis, extracellular matrix …

A timeline of tumour-associated macrophage biology

L Cassetta, JW Pollard - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Tumour progression is modulated by the local microenvironment. This environment is
populated by many immune cells, of which macrophages are among the most abundant …

Clinical cancer immunotherapy: Current progress and prospects

C Liu, M Yang, D Zhang, M Chen, D Zhu - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Immune checkpoint therapy via PD-1 antibodies has shown exciting clinical value and
robust therapeutic potential in clinical practice. It can significantly improve progression-free …

Mitochondrial oxidative stress in the tumor microenvironment and cancer immunoescape: foe or friend?

CL Kuo, A Ponneri Babuharisankar, YC Lin… - Journal of biomedical …, 2022 - Springer
The major concept of" oxidative stress" is an excess elevated level of reactive oxygen
species (ROS) which are generated from vigorous metabolism and consumption of oxygen …

Tumor-associated macrophages regulate PD-1/PD-L1 immunosuppression

Y Pu, Q Ji - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Anti-programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) or anti-PD-ligand (L) 1 drugs, as classic immune
checkpoint inhibitors, are considered promising treatment strategies for tumors. In clinical …

Tumor-associated macrophages in human breast, colorectal, lung, ovarian and prostate cancers

I Larionova, G Tuguzbaeva, A Ponomaryova… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are major innate immune cells that constitute up to
50% of the cell mass of human tumors. TAMs are highly heterogeneous cells that originate …

Tumor-associated macrophages in tumor metastasis: biological roles and clinical therapeutic applications

Y Lin, J Xu, H Lan - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2019 - Springer
Tumor metastasis is a major contributor to the death of cancer patients. It is driven not only
by the intrinsic alterations in tumor cells, but also by the implicated cross-talk between …

Macrophages as regulators of tumour immunity and immunotherapy

DG DeNardo, B Ruffell - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2019 - nature.com
Macrophages are critical mediators of tissue homeostasis, with tumours distorting this
proclivity to stimulate proliferation, angiogenesis and metastasis. This had led to an interest …

CAR-T cell-mediated depletion of immunosuppressive tumor-associated macrophages promotes endogenous antitumor immunity and augments adoptive …

A Rodriguez-Garcia, RC Lynn, M Poussin… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) represents a major barrier for
effective immunotherapy. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are highly heterogeneous …

Monocytes in the tumor microenvironment

S Ugel, S Canè, F De Sanctis… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer treatment over the past decade. Nonetheless,
prolonged survival is limited to relatively few patients. Cancers enforce a multifaceted …