Tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes: from prognosis to treatment selection

K Brummel, AL Eerkens, M de Bruyn… - British Journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
Tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) are considered crucial in anti-tumour immunity.
Accordingly, the presence of TILs contains prognostic and predictive value. In 2011, we …

Liquid biopsy at the frontier of detection, prognosis and progression monitoring in colorectal cancer

H Zhou, L Zhu, J Song, G Wang, P Li, W Li, P Luo… - Molecular cancer, 2022 - Springer
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers worldwide and a leading
cause of carcinogenic death. To date, surgical resection is regarded as the gold standard by …

Cell type signatures in cell-free DNA fragmentation profiles reveal disease biology

KE Stanley, T Jatsenko, S Tuveri, D Sudhakaran… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) fragments have characteristics that are specific to the cell
types that release them. Current methods for cfDNA deconvolution typically use disease …

[HTML][HTML] FoxP3+ T regulatory cells in cancer: Prognostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets

R Saleh, E Elkord - Cancer letters, 2020 - Elsevier
T Regulatory cells (Tregs) can have both protective and pathological roles. They maintain
immune homeostasis and inhibit immune responses in various diseases, including cancer …

PD-1 and PD-L1 inhibitors in cold colorectal cancer: challenges and strategies

KX Lin, AC Istl, D Quan, A Skaro, E Tang… - Cancer immunology …, 2023 - Springer
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most common cause of cancer mortality, with
mismatch repair proficient (pMMR) and/or microsatellite stable (MSS) CRC making up more …

Reactive oxygen species bridge the gap between chronic inflammation and tumor development

W Yu, Y Tu, Z Long, J Liu, D Kong… - Oxidative medicine …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
According to numerous animal studies, adverse environmental stimuli, including physical,
chemical, and biological factors, can cause low‐grade chronic inflammation and subsequent …

Regulatory T cell and macrophage crosstalk in acute lung injury: future perspectives

T Guan, X Zhou, W Zhou, H Lin - Cell Death Discovery, 2023 - nature.com
Acute lung injury (ALI) describes the injury to endothelial cells in the lungs and associated
vessels due to various factors. Furthermore, ALI accompanied by inflammation and …

PANoptosis-based molecular clustering and prognostic signature predicts patient survival and immune landscape in colon cancer

X Wang, R Sun, S Chan, L Meng, Y Xu, X Zuo… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
PANoptosis is a newly-discovered cell death pathway that involves crosstalk and co-
ordination between pyroptosis, apoptosis, and necroptosis processes. However, the roles of …

Targeting Tim-3 in cancer with resistance to PD-1/PD-L1 blockade

T Tian, Z Li - Frontiers in oncology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Programmed death receptor 1 (PD-1) or programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) blocking
therapy has completely changed the treatment pattern of malignant tumors. It has been …

Expression of immune checkpoints and T cell exhaustion markers in early and advanced stages of colorectal cancer

R Saleh, RZ Taha, SM Toor, V Sasidharan Nair… - Cancer Immunology …, 2020 - Springer
Despite recent advances in colorectal cancer (CRC) treatment, a large proportion of patients
show limited responses to therapies, especially in advanced stages. There is an urgent …