Cytotoxic CD8+ T cells in cancer and cancer immunotherapy

H Raskov, A Orhan, JP Christensen… - British journal of cancer, 2021 - nature.com
The functions of, and interactions between, the innate and adaptive immune systems are
vital for anticancer immunity. Cytotoxic T cells expressing cell-surface CD8 are the most …

The beginning of the end for conventional RECIST—novel therapies require novel imaging approaches

M Gerwing, K Herrmann, A Helfen… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2019 - nature.com
Owing to improvements in our understanding of the biological principles of tumour initiation
and progression, a wide variety of novel targeted therapies have been developed …

Site‐specific response patterns, pseudoprogression, and acquired resistance in patients with melanoma treated with ipilimumab combined with anti–PD‐1 therapy

I Pires da Silva, S Lo, C Quek, M Gonzalez… - Cancer, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Patients with metastatic melanoma have variable responses to combination
ipilimumab and nivolumab. The objectives of this study were to examine the patterns of …

Nivolumab in previously treated advanced gastric cancer (ATTRACTION-2): 3-year update and outcome of treatment beyond progression with nivolumab

N Boku, T Satoh, MH Ryu, Y Chao, K Kato, HC Chung… - Gastric cancer, 2021 - Springer
Background ATTRACTION-2 demonstrated that nivolumab improved overall survival (OS) vs
placebo in patients with advanced gastric cancer treated with≥ 2 chemotherapy regimens …

Classical mathematical models for prediction of response to chemotherapy and immunotherapy

N Ghaffari Laleh, CML Loeffler, J Grajek… - PLoS computational …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Classical mathematical models of tumor growth have shaped our understanding of cancer
and have broad practical implications for treatment scheduling and dosage. However, even …

Three-year follow-up and response–survival relationship of nivolumab in previously treated patients with advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma …

M Okada, K Kato, BC Cho, M Takahashi, CY Lin… - Clinical Cancer …, 2022 - AACR
Purpose: Limited long-term data are available on immune checkpoint inhibitor use in
patients with advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). We report 3-year …

Circulating succinate-modifying metabolites accurately classify and reflect the status of fumarate hydratase-deficient renal cell carcinoma

L Zheng, ZR Zhu, T Sneh, W Zhang, ZY Wang… - The Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - jci.org
Germline or somatic loss-of-function mutations of fumarate hydratase (FH) predispose
patients to an aggressive form of renal cell carcinoma (RCC). Since other than tumor …

Definitions, end points, and clinical trial designs for bladder cancer: recommendations from the society for immunotherapy of cancer and the international bladder …

AM Kamat, AB Apolo, M Babjuk… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE There is a significant unmet need for new and efficacious therapies in urothelial
cancer (UC). To provide recommendations on appropriate clinical trial designs across …

An interdisciplinary consensus on the management of brain metastases in patients with renal cell carcinoma

E Hasanov, DN Yeboa, MD Tucker… - CA: A Cancer …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Brain metastases are a challenging manifestation of renal cell carcinoma. We have a limited
understanding of brain metastasis tumor and immune biology, drivers of resistance to …

Hyperprogression and immune checkpoint inhibitors: hype or progress?

JJ Adashek, S Kato, R Ferrara, G Lo Russo… - The …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
There are currently seven approved immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) for the treatment of
various cancers. These drugs are associated with profound, durable responses in a subset …