Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: Genomics and emerging biomarkers for immunomodulatory cancer treatments

B Solomon, RJ Young, D Rischin - Seminars in cancer biology, 2018 - Elsevier
Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) comprises a heterogeneous group of
tumors that arise from the squamous epithelium of the oral cavity, oropharynx, larynx and …

Resistance to PD-1/PD-L1 blockade cancer immunotherapy: mechanisms, predictive factors, and future perspectives

JY Sun, D Zhang, S Wu, M Xu, X Zhou, XJ Lu, J Ji - Biomarker Research, 2020 - Springer
Abstract PD-1/PD-L1 blockade therapy is a promising cancer treatment strategy, which has
revolutionized the treatment landscape of malignancies. Over the last decade, PD-1/PD-L1 …

Nivolumab and ipilimumab as maintenance therapy in extensive-disease small-cell lung cancer: CheckMate 451

TK Owonikoko, K Park, R Govindan… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - ascopubs.org
PURPOSE In extensive-disease small-cell lung cancer (ED-SCLC), response rates to first-
line platinum-based chemotherapy are robust, but responses lack durability. CheckMate …

High and low mutational burden tumors versus immunologically hot and cold tumors and response to immune checkpoint inhibitors

S Maleki Vareki - Journal for immunotherapy of cancer, 2018 - Springer
Tumors responding to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have a higher level of immune
infiltrates and/or an Interferon (IFN) signature indicative of a T-cell-inflamed phenotype …

Nivolumab alone or in combination with cisplatin plus gemcitabine in Japanese patients with unresectable or recurrent biliary tract cancer: a non-randomised …

M Ueno, M Ikeda, C Morizane, S Kobayashi… - The lancet …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Background This study aimed to assess the safety and tolerability of the immune checkpoint
inhibitor nivolumab, as monotherapy or combined with chemotherapy, in Japanese patients …

[HTML][HTML] PD-1/PD-L1 blockade as a novel treatment for colorectal cancer

N Yaghoubi, A Soltani, K Ghazvini… - Biomedicine & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Colorectal cancer (CRC), as a prominent cause of cancer-related deaths, has historically
been notable worldwide and many attempts have been made to raise the overall survival of …

The prognostic role of tumor infiltrating T-lymphocytes in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: A systematic review and meta-analysis

EJ de Ruiter, ML Ooft, LA Devriese… - Oncoimmunology, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Background–The presence of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in the tumor
microenvironment is associated with an improved prognosis and a better response to …

Genetic, transcriptional and post-translational regulation of the programmed death protein ligand 1 in cancer: biology and clinical correlations

I Zerdes, A Matikas, J Bergh, GZ Rassidakis… - Oncogene, 2018 - nature.com
The programmed death protein 1 (PD-1) and its ligand (PD-L1) represent a well-
characterized immune checkpoint in cancer, effectively targeted by monoclonal antibodies …

[HTML][HTML] Immune biomarkers of response to immune-checkpoint inhibitors in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

M Oliva, A Spreafico, M Taberna, L Alemany… - Annals of oncology, 2019 - Elsevier
Anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) agents have become the standard of care for
platinum-refractory recurrent/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) …

During early stages of cancer, neutrophils initiate anti-tumor immune responses in tumor-draining lymph nodes

E Pylaeva, G Korschunow, I Spyra, S Bordbari… - Cell Reports, 2022 - cell.com
Tumor-draining lymph nodes (LNs) play a crucial role during cancer spread and in initiation
of anti-cancer adaptive immunity. Neutrophils form a substantial population of cells in LNs …