Targeting angiogenesis in oncology, ophthalmology and beyond

Y Cao, R Langer, N Ferrara - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, 2023 - nature.com
Angiogenesis is an essential process in normal development and in adult physiology, but
can be disrupted in numerous diseases. The concept of targeting angiogenesis for treating …

Nanoparticles for cancer therapy: current progress and challenges

S Gavas, S Quazi, TM Karpiński - Nanoscale research letters, 2021 - Springer
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death and morbidity with a complex pathophysiology.
Traditional cancer therapies include chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, and …

Non-viral precision T cell receptor replacement for personalized cell therapy

SP Foy, K Jacoby, DA Bota, T Hunter, Z Pan, E Stawiski… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
T cell receptors (TCRs) enable T cells to specifically recognize mutations in cancer cells,–.
Here we developed a clinical-grade approach based on CRISPR–Cas9 non-viral precision …

The use of alternative strategies for enhanced nanoparticle delivery to solid tumors

M Izci, C Maksoudian, BB Manshian… - Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Nanomaterial (NM) delivery to solid tumors has been the focus of intense research for over a
decade. Classically, scientists have tried to improve NM delivery by employing passive or …

The roles of CD8+ T cell subsets in antitumor immunity

MS Paul, PS Ohashi - Trends in cell biology, 2020 - cell.com
Effector CD8+ T cells are typically thought to be a homogenous group of cytotoxic cells that
produce interferon-(IFN) γ. However, recent findings have challenged this notion because …

Inhibition of post-surgery tumour recurrence via a hydrogel releasing CAR-T cells and anti-PDL1-conjugated platelets

Q Hu, H Li, E Archibong, Q Chen, H Ruan… - Nature biomedical …, 2021 - nature.com
The immunosuppressive microenvironment of solid tumours reduces the antitumour activity
of chimeric antigen receptor T cells (CAR-T cells). Here, we show that the release—through …

The immunology of renal cell carcinoma

CM Díaz-Montero, BI Rini, JH Finke - Nature Reviews Nephrology, 2020 - nature.com
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common type of kidney cancer and comprises
several subtypes with unique characteristics. The most common subtype (~ 70% of cases) is …

[HTML][HTML] Innovative approaches for cancer treatment: Current perspectives and new challenges

C Pucci, C Martinelli, G Ciofani - ecancermedicalscience, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Every year, cancer is responsible for millions of deaths worldwide and, even though much
progress has been achieved in medicine, there are still many issues that must be addressed …

Cancer therapy with TCR-engineered T cells: current strategies, challenges, and prospects

P Shafer, LM Kelly, V Hoyos - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
To redirect T cells against tumor cells, T cells can be engineered ex vivo to express cancer-
antigen specific T cell receptors (TCRs), generating products known as TCR-engineered T …

Cancer-associated fibroblasts and their influence on tumor immunity and immunotherapy

RL Barrett, E Puré - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Fibroblasts play an essential role in organogenesis and the integrity of tissue architecture
and function. Growth in most solid tumors is dependent upon remodeling 'stroma', composed …