Targets of immune escape mechanisms in cancer: basis for development and evolution of cancer immune checkpoint inhibitors

S Dutta, A Ganguly, K Chatterjee, S Spada… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The tumor immune escape mechanisms are key factors in cancer
progression and metastasis. They are an undeniable hurdle for successful cancer treatment …

Natural killer cell immunomodulation: targeting activating, inhibitory, and co-stimulatory receptor signaling for cancer immunotherapy

C Chester, K Fritsch, HE Kohrt - Frontiers in immunology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
There is compelling clinical and experimental evidence to suggest that natural killer (NK)
cells play a critical role in the recognition and eradication of tumors. Efforts at using NK cells …

Blocking expression of inhibitory receptor NKG2A overcomes tumor resistance to NK cells

T Kamiya, SV Seow, D Wong… - The Journal of …, 2019 - Am Soc Clin Investig
A key mechanism of tumor resistance to immune cells is mediated by expression of peptide-
loaded HLA class I molecule (HLA-E) in tumor cells, which suppresses NK cell activity via …

NKG2A blockade potentiates CD8 T cell immunity induced by cancer vaccines

N van Montfoort, L Borst, MJ Korrer, M Sluijter… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Tumor-infiltrating CD8 T cells were found to frequently express the inhibitory receptor
NKG2A, particularly in immune-reactive environments and after therapeutic cancer …

LILRB receptor-mediated regulation of myeloid cell maturation and function

W van der Touw, HM Chen, PY Pan… - Cancer Immunology …, 2017 - Springer
The leukocyte immunoglobulin-like receptor (LILR) family comprises a set of paired
immunomodulatory receptors expressed among human myeloid and lymphocyte cell …

Innate immune mediators in cancer: between defense and resistance

P Berraondo, L Minute, D Ajona… - Immunological …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic inflammation in the tumor microenvironment and evasion of the antitumor effector
immune response are two of the emerging hallmarks required for oncogenesis and cancer …

The role of classical and non-classical HLA class I antigens in human tumors

J Bukur, S Jasinski, B Seliger - Seminars in cancer biology, 2012 - Elsevier
In human tumors alterations in the surface expression and/or function of the major
histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I antigens are frequently found and equip neoplastic …

[HTML][HTML] A phase II study of monalizumab in patients with recurrent/metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: The I1 cohort of the EORTC-HNCG …

R Galot, C Le Tourneau, E Saada-Bouzid… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Purpose Monalizumab is a monoclonal antibody targeting the inhibitory natural killer group
2A (NKG2A) receptor localised on natural killer (NK) and T cells. Its ligand, the human …

BRAFV600E in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Is Associated with Increased Programmed Death Ligand 1 Expression and Suppressive Immune Cell Infiltration

TE Angell, MG Lechner, JK Jang, AJ Correa… - Thyroid, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Background: There remain a small number of patients with papillary thyroid cancer (PTC)
who suffer recurrence, metastases, or death. While mutation of the BRAF gene …

[HTML][HTML] Immune cell infiltration patterns and survival in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

SM Russell, TE Angell, MG Lechner… - Head & neck …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose This study examines the tumour–host immune interactions in head and neck
squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and their relationship to human papillomavirus (HPV) …