[HTML][HTML] The evolving tumor microenvironment: From cancer initiation to metastatic outgrowth

KE De Visser, JA Joyce - Cancer cell, 2023 - cell.com
Cancers represent complex ecosystems comprising tumor cells and a multitude of non-
cancerous cells, embedded in an altered extracellular matrix. The tumor microenvironment …

Clinical relevance of tumour-associated macrophages

MJ Pittet, O Michielin, D Migliorini - Nature reviews Clinical oncology, 2022 - nature.com
In the past decade, substantial advances have been made in understanding the biology of
tumour-associated macrophages (TAMs), and their clinical relevance is emerging. A …

The cancer-immunity cycle: Indication, genotype, and immunotype

I Mellman, DS Chen, T Powles, SJ Turley - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
The cancer-immunity cycle provides a framework to understand the series of events that
generate anti-cancer immune responses. It emphasizes the iterative nature of the response …

CD8+ T cells in the cancer-immunity cycle

JR Giles, AM Globig, SM Kaech, EJ Wherry - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
CD8+ T cells are end effectors of cancer immunity. Most forms of effective cancer
immunotherapy involve CD8+ T cell effector function. Here, we review the current …

Cancer organoids 2.0: modelling the complexity of the tumour immune microenvironment

R Polak, ET Zhang, CJ Kuo - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2024 - nature.com
The development of neoplasia involves a complex and continuous interplay between
malignantly transformed cells and the tumour microenvironment (TME). Cancer …

[HTML][HTML] Tumor-associated macrophages expressing the transcription factor IRF8 promote T cell exhaustion in cancer

BG Nixon, F Kuo, LL Ji, M Liu, K Capistrano, M Do… - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
Tumors are populated by antigen-presenting cells (APCs) including macrophage subsets
with distinct origins and functions. Here, we examined how cancer impacts mononuclear …

Roles of macrophages in tumor development: a spatiotemporal perspective

M Bied, WW Ho, F Ginhoux, C Blériot - Cellular & Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
Macrophages are critical regulators of tissue homeostasis but are also abundant in the
tumor microenvironment (TME). In both primary tumors and metastases, such tumor …

Deciphering the performance of macrophages in tumour microenvironment: a call for precision immunotherapy

B Toledo, L Zhu Chen, M Paniagua-Sancho… - Journal of hematology & …, 2024 - Springer
Macrophages infiltrating tumour tissues or residing in the microenvironment of solid tumours
are known as tumour-associated macrophages (TAMs). These specialized immune cells …

Localization, tissue biology and T cell state—implications for cancer immunotherapy

JM Schenkel, KE Pauken - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2023 - nature.com
Tissue localization is a critical determinant of T cell immunity. CD8+ T cells are contact-
dependent killers, which requires them to physically be within the tissue of interest to kill …

Oncolytic viruses engineered to enforce cholesterol efflux restore tumor-associated macrophage phagocytosis and anti-tumor immunity in glioblastoma

S Wang, W Yan, L Kong, S Zuo, J Wu, C Zhu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
The codependency of cholesterol metabolism sustains the malignant progression of
glioblastoma (GBM) and effective therapeutics remain scarce. In orthotopic GBM models in …