Natural killer cell therapies

E Vivier, L Rebuffet, E Narni-Mancinelli, S Cornen… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes of the innate immune system. A key feature of NK
cells is their ability to recognize a wide range of cells in distress, particularly tumour cells …

The dynamic role of platelets in cancer progression and their therapeutic implications

S Li, Z Lu, S Wu, T Chu, B Li, F Qi, Y Zhao… - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2024 - nature.com
Systemic antiplatelet treatment represents a promising option to improve the therapeutic
outcomes and therapeutic efficacy of chemotherapy and immunotherapy due to the critical …

Exploiting innate immunity for cancer immunotherapy

M Yi, T Li, M Niu, Q Mei, B Zhao, Q Chu, Z Dai, K Wu - Molecular cancer, 2023 - Springer
Immunotherapies have revolutionized the treatment paradigms of various types of cancers.
However, most of these immunomodulatory strategies focus on harnessing adaptive …

Mechanism insights and therapeutic intervention of tumor metastasis: latest developments and perspectives

X Shi, X Wang, W Yao, D Shi, X Shao, Z Lu… - Signal transduction and …, 2024 - nature.com
Metastasis remains a pivotal characteristic of cancer and is the primary contributor to cancer-
associated mortality. Despite its significance, the mechanisms governing metastasis are not …

The hallmarks of cancer immune evasion

C Galassi, TA Chan, I Vitale, L Galluzzi - Cancer Cell, 2024 - cell.com
According to the widely accepted" three Es" model, the host immune system eliminates
malignant cell precursors and contains microscopic neoplasms in a dynamic equilibrium …

Targeting MHC-I molecules for cancer: function, mechanism, and therapeutic prospects

X Wu, T Li, R Jiang, X Yang, H Guo, R Yang - Molecular cancer, 2023 - Springer
The molecules of Major histocompatibility class I (MHC-I) load peptides and present them on
the cell surface, which provided the immune system with the signal to detect and eliminate …

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma ecology theory: Cancer as multidimensional spatiotemporal “unity of ecology and evolution” pathological ecosystem

W Luo - Theranostics, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a particular entity of head neck cancer that is generally
regarded as a genetic disease with diverse intertumor and intratumor heterogeneity. This …

The role of extracellular vesicles in circulating tumor cell-mediated distant metastasis

S Guo, J Huang, G Li, W Chen, Z Li, J Lei - Molecular Cancer, 2023 - Springer
Current research has demonstrated that extracellular vesicles (EVs) and circulating tumor
cells (CTCs) are very closely related in the process of distant tumor metastasis. Primary …

New insights into the correlations between circulating tumor cells and target organ metastasis

Q Zhan, B Liu, X Situ, Y Luo, T Fu, Y Wang… - Signal transduction and …, 2023 - nature.com
Organ-specific metastasis is the primary cause of cancer patient death. The distant
metastasis of tumor cells to specific organs depends on both the intrinsic characteristics of …

The complexity of immune evasion mechanisms throughout the metastatic cascade

NM Haynes, TB Chadwick, BS Parker - Nature Immunology, 2024 - nature.com
Metastasis, the spread of cancer from a primary site to distant organs, is an important
challenge in oncology. This Review explores the complexities of immune escape …