Adaptive immune resistance at the tumour site: mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

TK Kim, EN Vandsemb, RS Herbst… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
Tumours employ various tactics to adapt and eventually resist immune attack. These
mechanisms are collectively called adaptive immune resistance (AIR). The first defined and …

Mechanisms regulating PD-L1 expression in cancers and associated opportunities for novel small-molecule therapeutics

H Yamaguchi, JM Hsu, WH Yang… - Nature Reviews Clinical …, 2022 - nature.com
Antagonistic antibodies targeting the inhibitory immune-checkpoint receptor PD-1 or its
ligand PD-L1 are used to treat a wide range of cancer types and can substantially improve …

Combination strategies to maximize the benefits of cancer immunotherapy

S Zhu, T Zhang, L Zheng, H Liu, W Song, D Liu… - Journal of hematology & …, 2021 - Springer
Immunotherapies such as immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) and adoptive cell therapy
(ACT) have revolutionized cancer treatment, especially in patients whose disease was …

PD-L1 as a biomarker of response to immune-checkpoint inhibitors

DB Doroshow, S Bhalla, MB Beasley… - Nature reviews Clinical …, 2021 - nature.com
Immune-checkpoint inhibitors targeting PD-1 or PD-L1 have already substantially improved
the outcomes of patients with many types of cancer, although only 20–40% of patients derive …

Regulatory mechanisms of immune checkpoints PD-L1 and CTLA-4 in cancer

H Zhang, Z Dai, W Wu, Z Wang, N Zhang… - Journal of Experimental …, 2021 - Springer
The cytotoxic T-lymphocyte–associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4)/B7 and programmed death 1
(PD-1)/programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) are two most representative immune …

Regulation of PD-L1 expression in the tumor microenvironment

M Yi, M Niu, L Xu, S Luo, K Wu - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) on cancer cells engages with programmed
cell death-1 (PD-1) on immune cells, contributing to cancer immune escape. For multiple …

Recent advances in hyperthermia therapy‐based synergistic immunotherapy

M Chang, Z Hou, M Wang, C Li, J Lin - Advanced Materials, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The past decades have witnessed hyperthermia therapy (HTT) as an emerging strategy
against malignant tumors. Nanomaterial‐based photothermal therapy (PTT) and magnetic …

EGFR signaling pathway as therapeutic target in human cancers

E Levantini, G Maroni, M Del Re, DG Tenen - Seminars in cancer biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) enacts major roles in the maintenance
of epithelial tissues. However, when EGFR signaling is altered, it becomes the grand …

Immune checkpoint inhibitors of PD-L1 as cancer therapeutics

A Akinleye, Z Rasool - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2019 - Springer
Since the discovery of immune checkpoint proteins, there has been a special interest in
developing antibodies that block programmed cell death 1 receptor (PD-1) and programmed …

The lung microenvironment: an important regulator of tumour growth and metastasis

NK Altorki, GJ Markowitz, D Gao, JL Port… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Lung cancer is a major global health problem, as it is the leading cause of cancer-related
deaths worldwide. Major advances in the identification of key mutational alterations have led …