Targeting the gut microbiota for cancer therapy

MR Fernandes, P Aggarwal, RGF Costa… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Growing evidence suggests that the gut microbiota modulates the efficacy and toxicity of
cancer therapy, most notably immunotherapy and its immune-related adverse effects. The …

Intestinal microbiota-derived short chain fatty acids in host health and disease

J Cong, P Zhou, R Zhang - Nutrients, 2022 - mdpi.com
Intestinal microbiota has its role as an important component of human physiology. It
produces metabolites that module key functions to establish a symbiotic crosstalk with their …

Gut microbiota-derived short-chain fatty acids and colorectal cancer: Ready for clinical translation?

H Hou, D Chen, K Zhang, W Zhang, T Liu, S Wang… - Cancer Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of
cancer-related death worldwide. It involves the complex interactions between genetic …

Multi-kingdom gut microbiota analyses define bacterial-fungal interplay and microbial markers of pan-cancer immunotherapy across cohorts

X Huang, M Hu, T Sun, J Li, Y Zhou, Y Yan, B Xuan… - Cell Host & Microbe, 2023 - cell.com
The effect of gut bacteria on the response to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has been
studied, but the relationship between fungi and ICI responses is not fully understood. Herein …

Generation of systemic antitumour immunity via the in situ modulation of the gut microbiome by an orally administered inulin gel

K Han, J Nam, J Xu, X Sun, X Huang… - Nature biomedical …, 2021 - nature.com
The performance of immune-checkpoint inhibitors, which benefit only a subset of patients
and can cause serious immune-related adverse events, underscores the need for strategies …

[HTML][HTML] Gut microbiota modulation of efficacy and toxicity of cancer chemotherapy and immunotherapy

D Chrysostomou, LA Roberts, JR Marchesi, JM Kinross - Gastroenterology, 2023 - Elsevier
Accumulating evidence supports not only the functional role of the gut microbiome in cancer
development and progression but also its role in defining the efficacy and toxicity of …

A review of gut microbiota‐derived metabolites in tumor progression and cancer therapy

Q Yang, B Wang, Q Zheng, H Li, X Meng… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Gut microbiota‐derived metabolites are key hubs connecting the gut microbiome and cancer
progression, primarily by remodeling the tumor microenvironment and regulating key …

Towards modulating the gut microbiota to enhance the efficacy of immune-checkpoint inhibitors

RC Simpson, ER Shanahan, RA Scolyer… - Nature Reviews Clinical …, 2023 - nature.com
The gut microbiota modulates immune processes both locally and systemically. This
includes whether and how the immune system reacts to emerging tumours, whether …

To metabolomics and beyond: a technological portfolio to investigate cancer metabolism

F Danzi, R Pacchiana, A Mafficini, MT Scupoli… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023 - nature.com
Tumour cells have exquisite flexibility in reprogramming their metabolism in order to support
tumour initiation, progression, metastasis and resistance to therapies. These reprogrammed …

The cancer-immune dialogue in the context of stress

Y Ma, G Kroemer - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2024 - nature.com
Although there is little direct evidence supporting that stress affects cancer incidence, it does
influence the evolution, dissemination and therapeutic outcomes of neoplasia, as shown in …