Improving cancer immunotherapy through nanotechnology

MS Goldberg - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to pioneers in the
field of cancer immunotherapy, as the utility of leveraging a patient's coordinated and …

Polymeric micro-and nanoparticles for immune modulation

E Ben-Akiva, SE Witte, RA Meyer, KR Rhodes… - Biomaterials …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
New advances in biomaterial-based approaches to modulate the immune system are being
applied to treat cancer, infectious diseases, and autoimmunity. Particulate systems are …

Antibody–drug nanoparticle induces synergistic treatment efficacies in HER2 positive breast cancer cells

MR Abedin, K Powers, R Aiardo, D Barua, S Barua - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Chemotherapeutic drugs suffer from non-specific binding, undesired toxicity, and poor blood
circulation which contribute to poor therapeutic efficacy. In this study, antibody–drug …

Biodegradable cationic polymer blends for fabrication of enhanced artificial antigen presenting cells to treat melanoma

KR Rhodes, A Isser, JW Hickey… - … applied materials & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Biomimetic biomaterials are being actively explored in the context of cancer immunotherapy
because of their ability to directly engage the immune system to generate antitumor …

Nanoparticles for generating antigen-specific T cells for immunotherapy

SE Est-Witte, NK Livingston, MO Omotoso… - Seminars in …, 2021 - Elsevier
T cell therapy shows promise as an immunotherapy in both immunostimulatory and
immunosuppressive applications. However, the forms of T cell-based therapy that are …

Improvement of islet engrafts via Treg induction using immunomodulating polymeric tolerogenic microparticles

SY Neshat, SJ Bauer, KR Rhodes… - ACS Biomaterials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a life-threatening condition for which islet transplantation offers a
way to extend longevity and vastly improve quality of life, but the degree and duration of …

In situ genetic engineering of tumors for long-lasting and systemic immunotherapy

SY Tzeng, KK Patel, DR Wilson… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Cancer immunotherapy has been the subject of extensive research, but highly effective and
broadly applicable methods remain elusive. Moreover, a general approach to engender …

3D bioprinting and translation of beta cell replacement therapies for type 1 diabetes

RE Gurlin, JA Giraldo, E Latres - Tissue Engineering Part B …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disorder in which the body's own immune system
selectively attacks beta cells within pancreatic islets resulting in insufficient insulin …

Nanomedicine revisited: next generation therapies for brain cancer

AG Bhargav, SK Mondal, CA Garcia… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Brain cancer persists as a difficult‐to‐treat condition. In particular, metastatic brain cancer
and malignant primary brain tumors such as glioblastoma (GBM) are among the most deadly …

3D Centrifugation‐Enabled Priming of Synaptic Activation Promotes Primary T Cell Expansion

R Jiang, YH Chen, R Parajuli, A Agrawal… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Autologous cell therapy depends on T lymphocyte expansion efficiency and is hindered by
suboptimal interactions between T cell receptors (TCR) and peptide‐MHC molecules …