Stepping forward in antibody-drug conjugate development

Y Jin, MA Schladetsch, X Huang, MJ Balunas… - Pharmacology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) are cancer therapeutic agents comprised of an antibody,
a linker and a small-molecule payload. ADCs use the specificity of the antibody to target the …

Research trends in pharmacological modulation of tumor‐associated macrophages

N Wang, S Wang, X Wang, Y Zheng… - Clinical and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
As one of the most abundant immune cell populations in the tumor microenvironment (TME),
tumor‐associated macrophages (TAMs) play important roles in multiple solid malignancies …

Activated monocytes in peritumoral stroma of hepatocellular carcinoma foster immune privilege and disease progression through PD-L1

DM Kuang, Q Zhao, C Peng, J Xu, JP Zhang… - Journal of Experimental …, 2009 - rupress.org
Macrophages (Mϕ) are prominent components of solid tumors and exhibit distinct
phenotypes in different microenvironments. We have recently found that tumors can alter the …

Human cancer growth and therapy in immunodeficient mouse models

LD Shultz, N Goodwin, F Ishikawa… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2014 - cshprotocols.cshlp.org
Since the discovery of the “nude” mouse more than 40 years ago, investigators have
attempted to model human tumor growth in immunodeficient mice. Here, we summarize how …

Targeting tumour-supportive cellular machineries in anticancer drug development

M Dobbelstein, U Moll - Nature reviews Drug discovery, 2014 - nature.com
Traditional anticancer chemotherapeutics targeting DNA replication and cell division have
severe side effects, but they have proved to be highly successful in treating some cancers …

Risk prediction for late-stage ovarian cancer by meta-analysis of 1525 patient samples

M Riester, W Wei, L Waldron… - Journal of the …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Background Ovarian cancer causes more than 15000 deaths per year in the United States.
The survival of patients is quite heterogeneous, and accurate prognostic tools would help …

Targeting tumor stroma using engineered mesenchymal stem cells reduces the growth of pancreatic carcinoma

C Zischek, H Niess, I Ischenko, C Conrad… - Annals of …, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To analyze the efficacy of engineered mesenchymal stem cell based therapy
directed towards pancreatic tumor stroma. Summary Background Data: Mesenchymal stem …

Stromal endothelial cells directly influence cancer progression

JW Franses, AB Baker, VC Chitalia… - Science translational …, 2011 - science.org
Cancer growth and metastasis are regulated in part by stromal cells such as fibroblasts and
immune cells within the tumor microenvironment. Endothelial cells (ECs) are also ubiquitous …

Tumor-activated monocytes promote expansion of IL-17–producing CD8+ T cells in hepatocellular carcinoma patients

DM Kuang, C Peng, Q Zhao, Y Wu, LY Zhu… - The Journal of …, 2010 - journals.aai.org
The proinflammatory IL-17–producing CD8+ T cells (Tc17 cells) have recently been
detected in tumors, but the nature and regulation of these cells in human tumors are …

Injectable intratumoral depot of thermally responsive polypeptide–radionuclide conjugates delays tumor progression in a mouse model

W Liu, JA MacKay, MR Dreher, M Chen… - Journal of controlled …, 2010 - Elsevier
This study evaluated a biodegradable drug delivery system for local cancer radiotherapy
consisting of a thermally sensitive elastin-like polypeptide (ELP) conjugated to a therapeutic …