Bacteria in cancer initiation, promotion and progression

G El Tekle, WS Garrett - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
Cancer cells originate from a series of acquired genetic mutations that can drive their
uncontrolled cell proliferation and immune evasion. Environmental factors, including the …

Gut microbiota in colorectal cancer development and therapy

CC Wong, J Yu - Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology, 2023 - nature.com
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the commonest cancers globally. A unique aspect of CRC
is its intimate association with the gut microbiota, which forms an essential part of the tumour …

Targeting the gut and tumor microbiota in cancer

EM Park, M Chelvanambi, N Bhutiani, G Kroemer… - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
Microorganisms within the gut and other niches may contribute to carcinogenesis, as well as
sha** cancer immunosurveillance and response to immunotherapy. Our understanding of …

Dietary fiber and probiotics influence the gut microbiome and melanoma immunotherapy response

CN Spencer, JL McQuade, V Gopalakrishnan… - Science, 2021 - science.org
Gut bacteria modulate the response to immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) treatment in
cancer, but the effect of diet and supplements on this interaction is not well studied. We …

Resistance mechanisms to anti-PD cancer immunotherapy

MD Vesely, T Zhang, L Chen - Annual review of immunology, 2022 - annualreviews.org
The transformative success of antibodies targeting the PD-1 (programmed death 1)/B7-H1
(B7 homolog 1) pathway (anti-PD therapy) has revolutionized cancer treatment. However …

Microbiome and human health: current understanding, engineering, and enabling technologies

N Aggarwal, S Kitano, GRY Puah, S Kittelmann… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The human microbiome is composed of a collection of dynamic microbial communities that
inhabit various anatomical locations in the body. Accordingly, the coevolution of the …

A pan-cancer mycobiome analysis reveals fungal involvement in gastrointestinal and lung tumors

AB Dohlman, J Klug, M Mesko, IH Gao, SM Lipkin… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Fungal microorganisms (mycobiota) comprise a small but immunoreactive component of the
human microbiome, yet little is known about their role in human cancers. Pan-cancer …

Microbiome-based therapeutics

MT Sorbara, EG Pamer - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2022 - nature.com
Symbiotic microorganisms inhabiting the gastrointestinal tract promote health by decreasing
susceptibility to infection and enhancing resistance to a range of diseases. In this Review …

Gut microbiota influence immunotherapy responses: mechanisms and therapeutic strategies

Y Lu, X Yuan, M Wang, Z He, H Li, J Wang… - Journal of hematology & …, 2022 - Springer
The gut microbiota have long been recognized to play a key role in human health and
disease. Currently, several lines of evidence from preclinical to clinical research have …

Engineered cellular immunotherapies in cancer and beyond

AV Finck, T Blanchard, CP Roselle, G Golinelli… - Nature medicine, 2022 - nature.com
This year marks the tenth anniversary of cell therapy with chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-
modified T cells for refractory leukemia. The widespread commercial approval of genetically …