Hypoxia as a driver of resistance to immunotherapy

J Kopecka, IC Salaroglio, E Perez-Ruiz… - Drug Resistance …, 2021 - Elsevier
Hypoxia, a hallmark of solid tumors, determines the selection of invasive and aggressive
malignant clones displaying resistance to radiotherapy, conventional chemotherapy or …

Current perspectives on the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment in hepatocellular carcinoma: challenges and opportunities

C Lu, D Rong, B Zhang, W Zheng, X Wang, Z Chen… - Molecular cancer, 2019 - Springer
Incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is on the rise due to the prevalence of chronic
hepatitis and cirrhosis. Although there are surgical and chemotherapy treatment avenues …

Immunotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma

Y Zongyi, L Xiaowu - Cancer letters, 2020 - Elsevier
abstract Despite significant research efforts, only a few treatment approaches have been
developed for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). In recent years, immune checkpoint …

Immune checkpoint therapy in liver cancer

F Xu, T Jin, Y Zhu, C Dai - Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer …, 2018 - Springer
Immune checkpoints include stimulatory and inhibitory checkpoint molecules. In recent
years, inhibitory checkpoints, including cytotoxic T lymphocyte–associated antigen 4 (CTLA …

The role of the CXCL12/CXCR4/ACKR3 axis in autoimmune diseases

EM García-Cuesta, CA Santiago… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Chemokine receptors are members of the G protein-coupled receptor superfamily. These
receptors are intimately involved in cell movement, and thus play a critical role in several …

[HTML][HTML] Screening and identification of key biomarkers in hepatocellular carcinoma: evidence from bioinformatic analysis

L Li, Q Lei, S Zhang, L Kong, B Qin - Oncology reports, 2017 - spandidos-publications.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide. Intense
efforts have been made to elucidate the pathogeny, but the molecular mechanisms of HCC …

Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratios as predictors of tumor response in hepatocellular carcinoma after DEB-TACE

IT Schobert, LJ Savic, J Chapiro, K Bousabarah… - European …, 2020 - Springer
Objectives To investigate the predictive value of quantifiable imaging and inflammatory
biomarkers in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) for the clinical outcome after …

Role of regulatory T cells and checkpoint inhibition in hepatocellular carcinoma

B Langhans, HD Nischalke, B Krämer, L Dold… - Cancer Immunology …, 2019 - Springer
Immune checkpoint inhibition suggests promising progress for the treatment of advanced
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, the underlying cellular mechanisms remain …

Immune checkpoint inhibitors in hepatocellular carcinoma: opportunities and challenges

X Liu, S Qin - The oncologist, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common malignancy worldwide, and is
especially common in China. A total of 70%–80% of patients are diagnosed at an advanced …

Recent findings in the regulation of programmed death ligand 1 expression

X Shen, L Zhang, J Li, Y Li, Y Wang, ZX Xu - Frontiers in immunology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
With the recent approvals for the application of monoclonal antibodies that target the well-
characterized immune checkpoints, immune therapy shows great potential against both …