CD8+ T cells in the cancer-immunity cycle

JR Giles, AM Globig, SM Kaech, EJ Wherry - Immunity, 2023‏ - cell.com
CD8+ T cells are end effectors of cancer immunity. Most forms of effective cancer
immunotherapy involve CD8+ T cell effector function. Here, we review the current …

Immune checkpoint therapy for solid tumours: clinical dilemmas and future trends

Q Sun, Z Hong, C Zhang, L Wang, Z Han… - Signal transduction and …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Abstract Immune-checkpoint inhibitors (ICBs), in addition to targeting CTLA-4, PD-1, and PD-
L1, novel targeting LAG-3 drugs have also been approved in clinical application. With the …

T cell exhaustion

A Baessler, DAA Vignali - Annual review of immunology, 2024‏ - annualreviews.org
T cell responses must be balanced to ensure adequate protection against malignant
transformation and an array of pathogens while also limiting damage to healthy cells and …

Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy with or without immunotherapy for early-stage or isolated lung parenchymal recurrent node-negative non-small-cell lung cancer: an …

JY Chang, SH Lin, W Dong, Z Liao, SJ Gandhi, CM Gay… - The Lancet, 2023‏ - thelancet.com
Background Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) is the standard treatment for
medically inoperable early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but regional or …

Microbial metabolite enhances immunotherapy efficacy by modulating T cell stemness in pan-cancer

D Jia, Q Wang, Y Qi, Y Jiang, J He, Y Lin, Y Sun, J Xu… - Cell, 2024‏ - cell.com
The immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) response in human cancers is closely linked to the
gut microbiota. Here, we report that the abundance of commensal Lactobacillus johnsonii is …

Stem-like exhausted and memory CD8+ T cells in cancer

T Gebhardt, SL Park, IA Parish - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023‏ - nature.com
T cells can acquire a broad spectrum of differentiation states following activation. At the
extreme ends of this continuum are short-lived cells equipped with effector machinery and …

[HTML][HTML] Principles and therapeutic applications of adaptive immunity

H Chi, M Pepper, PG Thomas - Cell, 2024‏ - cell.com
Adaptive immunity provides protection against infectious and malignant diseases. These
effects are mediated by lymphocytes that sense and respond with targeted precision to …

Localization, tissue biology and T cell state—implications for cancer immunotherapy

JM Schenkel, KE Pauken - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2023‏ - nature.com
Tissue localization is a critical determinant of T cell immunity. CD8+ T cells are contact-
dependent killers, which requires them to physically be within the tissue of interest to kill …

Lymph node metastasis in cancer progression: molecular mechanisms, clinical significance and therapeutic interventions

H Ji, C Hu, X Yang, Y Liu, G Ji, S Ge, X Wang… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2023‏ - nature.com
Lymph nodes (LNs) are important hubs for metastatic cell arrest and growth, immune
modulation, and secondary dissemination to distant sites through a series of mechanisms …

CD4+ T cell activation distinguishes response to anti-PD-L1+ anti-CTLA4 therapy from anti-PD-L1 monotherapy

A Franken, M Bila, A Mechels, S Kint, J Van Dessel… - Immunity, 2024‏ - cell.com
Cancer patients often receive a combination of antibodies targeting programmed death-
ligand 1 (PD-L1) and cytotoxic T lymphocyte antigen-4 (CTLA4). We conducted a window-of …