Roles of natural killer cells in immunity to cancer, and applications to immunotherapy

NK Wolf, DU Kissiov, DH Raulet - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2023 - nature.com
Great strides have been made in recent years towards understanding the roles of natural
killer (NK) cells in immunity to tumours and viruses. NK cells are cytotoxic innate lymphoid …

Combination strategies with PD-1/PD-L1 blockade: current advances and future directions

M Yi, X Zheng, M Niu, S Zhu, H Ge, K Wu - Molecular cancer, 2022 - Springer
Antibodies targeting programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) or its ligand PD-L1 rescue T
cells from exhausted status and revive immune response against cancer cells. Based on the …

Harnessing cytokines and chemokines for cancer therapy

DJ Propper, FR Balkwill - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2022 - nature.com
During the past 40 years, cytokines and cytokine receptors have been extensively
investigated as either cancer targets or cancer treatments. A strong preclinical rationale …

Signal pathways of melanoma and targeted therapy

W Guo, H Wang, C Li - Signal transduction and targeted therapy, 2021 - nature.com
Melanoma is the most lethal skin cancer that originates from the malignant transformation of
melanocytes. Although melanoma has long been regarded as a cancerous malignancy with …

Rapid functional impairment of natural killer cells following tumor entry limits anti-tumor immunity

I Dean, CYC Lee, ZK Tuong, Z Li, CA Tibbitt… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Immune cell dysfunction within the tumor microenvironment (TME) undermines the control of
cancer progression. Established tumors contain phenotypically distinct, tumor-specific …

Hot and cold tumors: Immunological features and the therapeutic strategies

L Wang, H Geng, Y Liu, L Liu, Y Chen, F Wu, Z Liu… - MedComm, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The “hotness” or “coldness” of the tumors are determined by the information of the
cancer cells themselves, tumor immune characteristics, tumor microenvironment, and …

Intratumoural administration and tumour tissue targeting of cancer immunotherapies

I Melero, E Castanon, M Alvarez, S Champiat… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Immune-checkpoint inhibitors and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells are
revolutionizing oncology and haematology practice. With these and other immunotherapies …

Exploring the NK cell platform for cancer immunotherapy

JA Myers, JS Miller - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2021 - nature.com
Natural killer (NK) cells are cytotoxic lymphocytes of the innate immune system that are
capable of killing virally infected and/or cancerous cells. Nearly 20 years ago, NK cell …

[HTML][HTML] Exercise-induced engagement of the IL-15/IL-15Rα axis promotes anti-tumor immunity in pancreatic cancer

E Kurz, CA Hirsch, T Dalton, SA Shadaloey… - Cancer Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Aerobic exercise is associated with decreased cancer incidence and cancer-associated
mortality. However, little is known about the effects of exercise on pancreatic ductal …

Harnessing natural killer cells for cancer immunotherapy: dispatching the first responders

NA Maskalenko, D Zhigarev… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2022 - nature.com
Natural killer (NK) cells have crucial roles in the innate immunosurveillance of cancer and
viral infections. They are 'first responders' that can spontaneously recognize abnormal cells …