The cGAS–STING pathway and cancer

N Samson, A Ablasser - Nature cancer, 2022 - nature.com
The cyclic GMP–AMP synthase (cGAS)–stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway has
emerged as a critical innate immune pathway that, following engagement by DNA, promotes …

Exploring the next generation of antibody–drug conjugates

K Tsuchikama, Y Anami, SYY Ha… - Nature Reviews Clinical …, 2024 - nature.com
Antibody–drug conjugates (ADCs) are a promising cancer treatment modality that enables
the selective delivery of highly cytotoxic payloads to tumours. However, realizing the full …

Tumor microenvironment: barrier or opportunity towards effective cancer therapy

A Tiwari, R Trivedi, SY Lin - Journal of biomedical science, 2022 - Springer
Tumor microenvironment (TME) is a specialized ecosystem of host components, designed
by tumor cells for successful development and metastasis of tumor. With the advent of 3D …

Turning cold tumors hot: from molecular mechanisms to clinical applications

J Zhang, D Huang, PE Saw, E Song - Trends in immunology, 2022 - cell.com
Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapies have achieved clinical benefit, but most
'immune-cold'solid tumors are not responsive. The diversity of immune evasion mechanisms …

Exploiting innate immunity for cancer immunotherapy

M Yi, T Li, M Niu, Q Mei, B Zhao, Q Chu, Z Dai, K Wu - Molecular cancer, 2023 - Springer
Immunotherapies have revolutionized the treatment paradigms of various types of cancers.
However, most of these immunomodulatory strategies focus on harnessing adaptive …

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 …

Targeting cytokine and chemokine signaling pathways for cancer therapy

M Yi, T Li, M Niu, H Zhang, Y Wu, K Wu… - Signal transduction and …, 2024 - nature.com
Cytokines are critical in regulating immune responses and cellular behavior, playing dual
roles in both normal physiology and the pathology of diseases such as cancer. These …

STING-induced regulatory B cells compromise NK function in cancer immunity

S Li, B Mirlekar, BM Johnson, WJ Brickey, JA Wrobel… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
An immunosuppressive tumour microenvironment is a major obstacle in the control of
pancreatic and other solid cancers,–. Agonists of the stimulator of interferon g enes (STING) …

Amplifying STING activation by cyclic dinucleotide–manganese particles for local and systemic cancer metalloimmunotherapy

X Sun, Y Zhang, J Li, KS Park, K Han, X Zhou… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Nutritional metal ions play critical roles in many important immune processes. Hence, the
effective modulation of metal ions may open up new forms of immunotherapy, termed as …

STING agonist delivery by tumour-penetrating PEG-lipid nanodiscs primes robust anticancer immunity

EL Dane, A Belessiotis-Richards, C Backlund… - Nature Materials, 2022 - nature.com
Activation of the innate immune STimulator of INterferon Genes (STING) pathway potentiates
antitumour immunity, but systemic delivery of STING agonists to tumours is challenging. We …