Resistance mechanisms to anti-PD cancer immunotherapy

MD Vesely, T Zhang, L Chen - Annual review of immunology, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The transformative success of antibodies targeting the PD-1 (programmed death 1)/B7-H1
(B7 homolog 1) pathway (anti-PD therapy) has revolutionized cancer treatment. However …

Targeting the epigenetic regulation of antitumour immunity

SJ Hogg, PA Beavis, MA Dawson… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2020 - nature.com
Dysregulation of the epigenome drives aberrant transcriptional programmes that promote
cancer onset and progression. Although defective gene regulation often affects oncogenic …

Multiplexed imaging mass cytometry of the chemokine milieus in melanoma characterizes features of the response to immunotherapy

T Hoch, D Schulz, N Eling, JM Gómez… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Intratumoral immune cells are crucial for tumor control and antitumor responses during
immunotherapy. Immune cell trafficking into tumors is mediated by binding of specific …

Tazemetostat for patients with relapsed or refractory follicular lymphoma: an open-label, single-arm, multicentre, phase 2 trial

F Morschhauser, H Tilly, A Chaidos, P McKay… - The Lancet …, 2020 - thelancet.com
Background Activating mutations of EZH2, an epigenetic regulator, are present in
approximately 20% of patients with follicular lymphoma. We investigated the activity and …

[PDF][PDF] Fusobacterium nucleatum-derived succinic acid induces tumor resistance to immunotherapy in colorectal cancer

SS Jiang, YL Xie, XY Xiao, ZR Kang, XL Lin, L Zhang… - Cell Host & Microbe, 2023 - cell.com
Immune checkpoint blockade therapy with anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) is a
treatment for colorectal cancer (CRC). However, some patients remain unresponsive to PD …

[PDF][PDF] Tumors exploit FTO-mediated regulation of glycolytic metabolism to evade immune surveillance

Y Liu, G Liang, H Xu, W Dong, Z Dong, Z Qiu, Z Zhang… - Cell metabolism, 2021 - cell.com
The ever-increasing understanding of the complexity of factors and regulatory layers that
contribute to immune evasion facilitates the development of immunotherapies. However, the …

Inflammation: the incubator of the tumor microenvironment

D Denk, FR Greten - Trends in Cancer, 2022 - cell.com
An inflammatory microenvironment, either conferred by an underlying chronic overt or
smoldering inflammatory condition constitutes a prerequisite and fuel to essentially all …

EZH2 inhibition activates a dsRNA–STING–interferon stress axis that potentiates response to PD-1 checkpoint blockade in prostate cancer

KL Morel, AV Sheahan, DL Burkhart, SC Baca… - Nature cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Prostate cancers are considered to be immunologically 'cold'tumors given the very few
patients who respond to checkpoint inhibitor (CPI) therapy. Recently, enrichment of …

The roles of DNA, RNA and histone methylation in ageing and cancer

EM Michalak, ML Burr, AJ Bannister… - Nature reviews Molecular …, 2019 - nature.com
Chromatin is a macromolecular complex predominantly comprising DNA, histone proteins
and RNA. The methylation of chromatin components is highly conserved as it helps …

The emerging role of epigenetic therapeutics in immuno-oncology

MJ Topper, M Vaz, KA Marrone, JR Brahmer… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
The past decade has seen the emergence of immunotherapy as a prime approach to cancer
treatment, revolutionizing the management of many types of cancer. Despite the promise of …