Dynamics and specificities of T cells in cancer immunotherapy

G Oliveira, CJ Wu - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Recent advances in cancer immunotherapy—ranging from immune-checkpoint blockade
therapy to adoptive cellular therapy and vaccines—have revolutionized cancer treatment …

T cell receptor (TCR) signaling in health and disease

K Shah, A Al-Haidari, J Sun, JU Kazi - Signal transduction and targeted …, 2021 - nature.com
Interaction of the T cell receptor (TCR) with an MHC-antigenic peptide complex results in
changes at the molecular and cellular levels in T cells. The outside environmental cues are …

SARS-CoV-2 infection generates tissue-localized immunological memory in humans

MML Poon, K Rybkina, Y Kato, M Kubota… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
Adaptive immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection have been extensively characterized
in blood; however, most functions of protective immunity must be accomplished in tissues …

A comparison of chimeric antigen receptors containing CD28 versus 4-1BB costimulatory domains

KM Cappell, JN Kochenderfer - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2021 - nature.com
Chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) are engineered proteins designed to target T cells to
cancer cells. To effectively activate the T cells in which they are expressed, CARs must …

Robust SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell immunity is maintained at 6 months following primary infection

J Zuo, AC Dowell, H Pearce, K Verma, HM Long… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The immune response to SARS-CoV-2 is critical in controlling disease, but there is concern
that waning immunity may predispose to reinfection. We analyzed the magnitude and …

Phenotype and kinetics of SARS-CoV-2–specific T cells in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome

D Weiskopf, KS Schmitz, MP Raadsen, A Grifoni… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
SARS-CoV-2 has been identified as the causative agent of a global outbreak of respiratory
tract disease (COVID-19). In some patients, the infection results in moderate to severe acute …

'Off-the-shelf'allogeneic CAR T cells: development and challenges

S Depil, P Duchateau, SA Grupp, G Mufti… - Nature reviews Drug …, 2020 - nature.com
Autologous chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells have changed the therapeutic
landscape in haematological malignancies. Nevertheless, the use of allogeneic CAR T cells …

Clonally expanded CD8 T cells patrol the cerebrospinal fluid in Alzheimer's disease

D Gate, N Saligrama, O Leventhal, AC Yang, MS Unger… - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease is an incurable neurodegenerative disorder in which neuroinflammation
has a critical function. However, little is known about the contribution of the adaptive immune …

Ovarian cancer immunotherapy and personalized medicine

S Morand, M Devanaboyina, H Staats… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ovarian cancer response to immunotherapy is limited; however, the evaluation of
sensitive/resistant target treatment subpopulations based on stratification by tumor …

From chemotherapy to biological therapy: A review of novel concepts to reduce the side effects of systemic cancer treatment

V Schirrmacher - International journal of oncology, 2019 - spandidos-publications.com
The side effects of systemic chemotherapy used to treat cancer are often severe. For
decades, oncologists have focused on treating the tumor, which may result in damage to the …