The cGAS–STING pathway and cancer

N Samson, A Ablasser - Nature cancer, 2022 - nature.com
The cyclic GMP–AMP synthase (cGAS)–stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway has
emerged as a critical innate immune pathway that, following engagement by DNA, promotes …

Dendritic cell subsets in cancer immunity and tumor antigen sensing

A Del Prete, V Salvi, A Soriani, M Laffranchi… - Cellular & molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Dendritic cells (DCs) exhibit a specialized antigen-presenting function and play crucial roles
in both innate and adaptive immune responses. Due to their ability to cross-present tumor …

Combination strategies with PD-1/PD-L1 blockade: current advances and future directions

M Yi, X Zheng, M Niu, S Zhu, H Ge, K Wu - Molecular cancer, 2022 - Springer
Antibodies targeting programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) or its ligand PD-L1 rescue T
cells from exhausted status and revive immune response against cancer cells. Based on the …

Therapeutic targeting of tumour myeloid cells

ST Barry, DI Gabrilovich, OJ Sansom… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Myeloid cells are pivotal within the immunosuppressive tumour microenvironment. The
accumulation of tumour-modified myeloid cells derived from monocytes or neutrophils …

Amplifying STING activation by cyclic dinucleotide–manganese particles for local and systemic cancer metalloimmunotherapy

X Sun, Y Zhang, J Li, KS Park, K Han, X Zhou… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Nutritional metal ions play critical roles in many important immune processes. Hence, the
effective modulation of metal ions may open up new forms of immunotherapy, termed as …

STING agonist delivery by tumour-penetrating PEG-lipid nanodiscs primes robust anticancer immunity

EL Dane, A Belessiotis-Richards, C Backlund… - Nature Materials, 2022 - nature.com
Activation of the innate immune STimulator of INterferon Genes (STING) pathway potentiates
antitumour immunity, but systemic delivery of STING agonists to tumours is challenging. We …

Therapeutic cancer vaccines

M Saxena, SH van der Burg, CJM Melief… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Therapeutic cancer vaccines have undergone a resurgence in the past decade. A better
understanding of the breadth of tumour-associated antigens, the native immune response …

Antigen presentation in cancer: insights into tumour immunogenicity and immune evasion

S Jhunjhunwala, C Hammer, L Delamarre - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Immune checkpoint blockade, which blocks inhibitory signals of T cell activation, has shown
tremendous success in treating cancer, although success still remains limited to a fraction of …

STING-induced regulatory B cells compromise NK function in cancer immunity

S Li, B Mirlekar, BM Johnson, WJ Brickey, JA Wrobel… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
An immunosuppressive tumour microenvironment is a major obstacle in the control of
pancreatic and other solid cancers,–. Agonists of the stimulator of interferon g enes (STING) …

Chemical and biomolecular strategies for STING pathway activation in cancer immunotherapy

KM Garland, TL Sheehy, JT Wilson - Chemical reviews, 2022 - ACS Publications
The stimulator of interferon genes (STING) cellular signaling pathway is a promising target
for cancer immunotherapy. Activation of the intracellular STING protein triggers the …