Macrophages as tools and targets in cancer therapy

A Mantovani, P Allavena, F Marchesi… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
Tumour-associated macrophages are an essential component of the tumour
microenvironment and have a role in the orchestration of angiogenesis, extracellular matrix …

Clinical relevance of tumour-associated macrophages

MJ Pittet, O Michielin, D Migliorini - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2022 - nature.com
In the past decade, substantial advances have been made in understanding the biology of
tumour-associated macrophages (TAMs), and their clinical relevance is emerging. A …

Therapeutic targeting of the tumor microenvironment

L Bejarano, MJC Jordāo, JA Joyce - Cancer discovery, 2021 - AACR
Strategies to therapeutically target the tumor microenvironment (TME) have emerged as a
promising approach for cancer treatment in recent years due to the critical roles of the TME …

Turning cold tumors hot: from molecular mechanisms to clinical applications

J Zhang, D Huang, PE Saw, E Song - Trends in immunology, 2022 - cell.com
Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapies have achieved clinical benefit, but most
'immune-cold'solid tumors are not responsive. The diversity of immune evasion mechanisms …

Neutrophil diversity and plasticity in tumour progression and therapy

S Jaillon, A Ponzetta, D Di Mitri, A Santoni… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
Neutrophils play a key role in defence against infection and in the activation and regulation
of innate and adaptive immunity. In cancer, tumour-associated neutrophils (TANs) have …

Neutrophils in cancer: heterogeneous and multifaceted

CC Hedrick, I Malanchi - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2022 - nature.com
Neutrophils are the most abundant myeloid cells in human blood and are emerging as
important regulators of cancer. However, their functional importance has often been …

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 …

Engineering macrophages for cancer immunotherapy and drug delivery

Y **a, L Rao, H Yao, Z Wang, P Ning… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Macrophages play an important role in cancer development and metastasis.
Proinflammatory M1 macrophages can phagocytose tumor cells, while anti‐inflammatory M2 …

Targeting tumor-associated macrophages to synergize tumor immunotherapy

X **ang, J Wang, D Lu, X Xu - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2021 - nature.com
The current treatment strategies in advanced malignancies remain limited. Notably,
immunotherapies have raised hope for a successful control of these advanced diseases, but …

Identification of a tumour immune barrier in the HCC microenvironment that determines the efficacy of immunotherapy

Y Liu, Z Xun, K Ma, S Liang, X Li, S Zhou, L Sun… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background & Aims The tumour microenvironment (TME) is a crucial mediator of cancer
progression and therapeutic outcome. The TME subtype correlates with patient response to …