Pancreatic cancer: Advances and challenges

CJ Halbrook, CA Lyssiotis, MP di Magliano, A Maitra - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains one of the deadliest cancers. Significant
efforts have largely defined major genetic factors driving PDAC pathogenesis and …

Systemic immunity in cancer

KJ Hiam-Galvez, BM Allen, MH Spitzer - Nature reviews cancer, 2021 - nature.com
Immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer treatment, but efficacy remains limited in most
clinical settings. Cancer is a systemic disease that induces many functional and …

KRAS mutation: from undruggable to druggable in cancer

L Huang, Z Guo, F Wang, L Fu - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2021 - nature.com
Cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide, and its treatment and outcomes have been
dramatically revolutionised by targeted therapies. As the most frequently mutated oncogene …

Understanding the tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) for effective therapy

M Binnewies, EW Roberts, K Kersten, V Chan… - Nature medicine, 2018 - nature.com
The clinical successes in immunotherapy have been both astounding and at the same time
unsatisfactory. Countless patients with varied tumor types have seen pronounced clinical …

Ferroptosis of tumour neutrophils causes immune suppression in cancer

R Kim, A Hashimoto, N Markosyan, VA Tyurin… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Ferroptosis is a non-apoptotic form of regulated cell death that is triggered by the
discoordination of regulatory redox mechanisms culminating in massive peroxidation of …

The complex role of tumor-infiltrating macrophages

A Christofides, L Strauss, A Yeo, C Cao, A Charest… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Long recognized as an evolutionarily ancient cell type involved in tissue homeostasis and
immune defense against pathogens, macrophages are being re-discovered as regulators of …

Tumor microenvironment

B Arneth - Medicina, 2019 - mdpi.com
Background and Objectives: The tumor microenvironment has been widely implicated in
tumorigenesis because it harbors tumor cells that interact with surrounding cells through the …

Neutrophil phenotypes and functions in cancer: A consensus statement

DF Quail, B Amulic, M Aziz, BJ Barnes… - Journal of Experimental …, 2022 - rupress.org
Neutrophils are the first responders to infection and inflammation and are thus a critical
component of innate immune defense. Understanding the behavior of neutrophils as they …

Efficacy of a Small-Molecule Inhibitor of KrasG12D in Immunocompetent Models of Pancreatic Cancer

SB Kemp, N Cheng, N Markosyan, R Sor, IK Kim… - Cancer discovery, 2023 - AACR
Mutations in the KRAS oncogene are found in more than 90% of patients with pancreatic
ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), with Gly-to-Asp mutations (KRAS G12D) being the most …

Tumor microenvironment in pancreatic cancer pathogenesis and therapeutic resistance

MH Sherman, GL Beatty - Annual Review of Pathology …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) features a prominent stromal microenvironment
with remarkable cellular and spatial heterogeneity that meaningfully impacts disease …