LAG-3 as the third checkpoint inhibitor

V Aggarwal, CJ Workman, DAA Vignali - Nature immunology, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Lymphocyte activation gene 3 (LAG-3) is an inhibitory receptor that is highly
expressed by exhausted T cells. LAG-3 is a promising immunotherapeutic target, with more …

Targeting LAG-3, TIM-3, and TIGIT for cancer immunotherapy

L Cai, Y Li, J Tan, L Xu, Y Li - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2023 - Springer
In one decade, immunotherapy based on immune checkpoint blockades (ICBs) has become
a new pillar of cancer treatment following surgery, radiation, chemotherapy, and targeted …

Adaptive immune resistance at the tumour site: mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities

TK Kim, EN Vandsemb, RS Herbst… - Nature Reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
Tumours employ various tactics to adapt and eventually resist immune attack. These
mechanisms are collectively called adaptive immune resistance (AIR). The first defined and …

Single-cell meta-analyses reveal responses of tumor-reactive CXCL13+ T cells to immune-checkpoint blockade

B Liu, Y Zhang, D Wang, X Hu, Z Zhang - Nature Cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Immune-checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapies represent a paradigm shift in the treatment of
human cancers; however, it remains incompletely understood how tumor-reactive T cells …

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 …

Hallmarks of response, resistance, and toxicity to immune checkpoint blockade

G Morad, BA Helmink, P Sharma, JA Wargo - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Unprecedented advances have been made in cancer treatment with the use of immune
checkpoint blockade (ICB). However, responses are limited to a subset of patients, and …

Tumor microenvironment signaling and therapeutics in cancer progression

A Goenka, F Khan, B Verma, P Sinha… - Cancer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tumor development and metastasis are facilitated by the complex interactions between
cancer cells and their microenvironment, which comprises stromal cells and extracellular …

Temporal single-cell tracing reveals clonal revival and expansion of precursor exhausted T cells during anti-PD-1 therapy in lung cancer

B Liu, X Hu, K Feng, R Gao, Z Xue, S Zhang, Y Zhang… - Nature cancer, 2022 - nature.com
Anti-PD-1 treatment has shown unprecedented clinical success in the treatment of non-small-
cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but the underlying mechanisms remain incompletely understood …

Interpretation of T cell states from single-cell transcriptomics data using reference atlases

M Andreatta, J Corria-Osorio, S Müller, R Cubas… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) has revealed an unprecedented degree of
immune cell diversity. However, consistent definition of cell subtypes and cell states across …

Signaling pathways and targeted therapies in lung squamous cell carcinoma: mechanisms and clinical trials

Z Niu, R **, Y Zhang, H Li - Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 2022 - nature.com
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death across the world. Unlike lung
adenocarcinoma, patients with lung squamous cell carcinoma (LSCC) have not benefitted …