A potential novel cancer immunotherapy: agonistic anti-CD40 antibodies

CZ Jian, L Lin, CL Hsu, YH Chen, C Hsu, CT Tan… - Drug Discovery …, 2024 - Elsevier
CD40, a novel immunomodulatory cancer therapy target, is expressed by B cells,
macrophages, and dendritic cells (DCs) and mediates cytotoxic T cell priming through the …

Immune checkpoint inhibitors in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma

Z Akbulut, B Aru, F Aydın… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Despite advances in cancer treatment, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common
form of liver cancer, remains a major public health problem worldwide. The immune …

Sculpting the tumour microenvironment by combining radiotherapy and ATR inhibition for curative-intent adjuvant immunotherapy

EC Patin, P Nenclares, C Chan Wah Hak… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The combination of radiotherapy/chemoradiotherapy and immune checkpoint blockade can
result in poor outcomes in patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell …

Poorly Differentiated Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells Avoid Apoptosis by Interacting with T Cells via CD40–CD40 Ligand Linkage

NV Hanh, VN Hieu, H Hai, H Ikenaga… - The American Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is associated with increased soluble CD40 levels. This
study aimed to investigate CD40's role in liver tumor progression. CD40 levels were …

Patient-derived tumoroids and proteomic signatures: tools for early drug discovery

H Lê, J Deforges, P Cutolo, A Lamarque… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Onco-virotherapy is an emergent treatment for cancer based on viral vectors. The
therapeutic activity is based on two different mechanisms including tumor-specific oncolysis …

Next generation CD40 agonists for cancer immunotherapy

H Andersson, B Nyesiga, T Hermodsson… - Expert Opinion on …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction There is a need for new therapies that can enhance response rates and
broaden the number of cancer indications where immunotherapies provide clinical benefit …

Identification of key molecular pathways and genes in BRCA1 and BRCA2-mutant ovarian cancer: evidence from bioinformatics analysis

AA Awaji, AY Maigoro, AT Aborode, AA Akintola… - Genome Instability & …, 2024 - Springer
BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations significantly increase the risk of breast and ovarian cancers
(OC) by affecting crucial cellular processes such as cell cycle regulation, DNA repair, and …

Investigating the dynamic interplay between cellular immunity and tumor cells in the fight against cancer: an updated comprehensive review

SA Aghapour, M Torabizadeh, SS Bahreiny… - Iranian Journal of Blood …, 2024 - ijbc.ir
The dynamic interplay between cellular immunity and tumor cells is essential in cancer
advancement and response to therapy. This updated, comprehensive review examines the …

Sculpting the tumour microenvironment by combining radiotherapy and ATR inhibition for curative-intent anti-PD-L1-and anti-NKG2A-based adjuvant immunotherapy

EC Patin, P Nenclares, C Chan Wah Hak, MT Dillon… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Despite some success in other cancer types, the results of combining radiotherapy/
chemoradiotherapy and immune checkpoint blockade have been disappointing in patients …

Cadmium Exposure Induces the Release of Extracellular Vesicles That Promote Cancer Progression

A Stavrou - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Cadmium (Cd) is classified as a human carcinogen with widespread environmental
exposure, correlating with increased incidences of lung and renal cancers. The mechanism …