Roles of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) in anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy for solid cancers

L Pei, Y Liu, L Liu, S Gao, X Gao, Y Feng, Z Sun… - Molecular cancer, 2023 - Springer
In recent years, breakthroughs have been made in tumor immunotherapy. However, tumor
immunotherapy, particularly anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpoint inhibitors, is effective in …

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 …

Mitochondrial oxidative stress in the tumor microenvironment and cancer immunoescape: foe or friend?

CL Kuo, A Ponneri Babuharisankar, YC Lin… - Journal of biomedical …, 2022 - Springer
The major concept of" oxidative stress" is an excess elevated level of reactive oxygen
species (ROS) which are generated from vigorous metabolism and consumption of oxygen …

Tumor microenvironment and epithelial mesenchymal transition as targets to overcome tumor multidrug resistance

N Erin, J Grahovac, A Brozovic, T Efferth - Drug Resistance Updates, 2020 - Elsevier
It is well established that multifactorial drug resistance hinders successful cancer treatment.
Tumor cell interactions with the tumor microenvironment (TME) are crucial in epithelial …

Macrophages in tumor microenvironments and the progression of tumors

NB Hao, MH Lü, YH Fan, YL Cao… - Journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Macrophages are widely distributed innate immune cells that play indispensable roles in the
innate and adaptive immune response to pathogens and in‐tissue homeostasis …

Re-emergence of dendritic cell vaccines for cancer treatment

M Saxena, N Bhardwaj - Trends in cancer, 2018 - cell.com
Dendritic cells (DCs) are essential in immunity owing to their role in activating T cells,
thereby promoting antitumor responses. Tumor cells, however, hijack the immune system …

The polarization of immune cells in the tumour environment by TGFβ

RA Flavell, S Sanjabi, SH Wrzesinski… - Nature reviews …, 2010 - nature.com
Transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) is an immunosuppressive cytokine produced by tumour
cells and immune cells that can polarize many components of the immune system. This …

[HTML][HTML] Role of the immunosuppressive microenvironment in immunotherapy

GW Tormoen, MR Crittenden, MJ Gough - Advances in radiation oncology, 2018 - Elsevier
Immunotherapy is resha** cancer treatment paradigms; however, response rates to
immune therapies are low and depend on the host's pre-existing antitumor immunity. The …

MYC and KRAS cooperation: from historical challenges to therapeutic opportunities in cancer

S Casacuberta-Serra, Í González-Larreategui… - … and Targeted Therapy, 2024 - nature.com
RAS and MYC rank amongst the most commonly altered oncogenes in cancer, with RAS
being the most frequently mutated and MYC the most amplified. The cooperative interplay …

Regulation of the anti-tumour immune response by cancer-associated fibroblasts

J Harper, RCA Sainson - Seminars in cancer biology, 2014 - Elsevier
The microenvironment of established tumours is often immunosuppressed, and this allows
tumours to grow and disseminate without being eliminated by the patient's immune system …