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A Phase I Trial of Regional Mesothelin-Targeted CAR T-cell Therapy in Patients with Malignant Pleural Disease, in Combination with the Anti-PD-1 Agent Pembrolizumab

Prasad S. Adusumilli et al.

Summary: Regional delivery of mesothelin-targeted CAR T-cell therapy followed by pembrolizumab administration is safe, feasible, and demonstrates evidence of antitumor efficacy in patients with malignant pleural diseases. Our data support the investigation of combination immunotherapy with CAR T cells and PD-1 blockade agents in solid tumors.

CANCER DISCOVERY (2021)

Article Chemistry, Multidisciplinary

Engineering a Smart Agent for Enhanced Immunotherapy Effect by Simultaneously Blocking PD-L1 and CTLA-4

Chunjuan Jiang et al.

Summary: The development of a novel smart agent KN046@F-19-ZIF-8 improves the immune response rate of antibody drugs in tumor treatment and reduces toxic side effects, achieving excellent antitumor efficacy.

ADVANCED SCIENCE (2021)

Article Oncology

Novel anti-4-1BBxPD-L1 bispecific antibody augments anti-tumor immunity through tumor-directed T-cell activation and checkpoint blockade

Seongju Jeong et al.

Summary: The novel anti-4-1BBxPD-L1 bispecific antibody, ABL503, shows promising biological activity in activating 4-1BB signaling in the context of PD-L1 and blocking PD-1/PD-L1 signaling. It enhances T-cell activation and reinvigorates tumor-infiltrating CD8(+) T cells, demonstrating superior anti-tumor activity with low risk of liver toxicity.

JOURNAL FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY OF CANCER (2021)

Article Oncology

First-in-human phase I/Ib open-label dose-escalation study of GWN323 (anti-GITR) as a single agent and in combination with spartalizumab (anti-PD-1) in patients with advanced solid tumors and lymphomas

Sarina A. Piha-Paul et al.

Summary: The study investigated the safety and efficacy of the antibody GWN323 in solid tumor patients. Results showed good tolerability of GWN323 as a single agent and in combination, with recommended doses of 1500mg q3w and GWN323 750 mg+spartalizumab 300mg q3w, respectively. Some treatment responses were observed in the combination arm.

JOURNAL FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY OF CANCER (2021)

Article Oncology

Generation of a safe and efficacious llama single-domain antibody fragment (vHH) targeting the membrane-proximal region of 4-1BB for engineering therapeutic bispecific antibodies for cancer

Tianhang Zhai et al.

Summary: A unique single-domain antibody targeting the CRD4 domain of 4-1BB was discovered in this study, which showed potent activation of 4-1BB and blockade of PD-L1 in cell-based assays. Incorporation of this antibody into a 4-1BB/PD-L1 bispecific (PM1003) resulted in potent inhibition of PD-L1 activity with minimal toxicity in vivo, making it a promising next generation therapeutic agent for cancer therapy.

JOURNAL FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY OF CANCER (2021)

Article Oncology

STING activation normalizes the intraperitoneal vascular-immune microenvironment and suppresses peritoneal carcinomatosis of colon cancer

Seung Joon Lee et al.

Summary: STING activation can normalize the peritoneal vascular and immune microenvironment, converting immunologically cold peritoneal tumors into T-cell-inflamed tumors and providing a rationale for a novel combination therapeutic strategy for peritoneal carcinomatosis in colon cancer.

JOURNAL FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY OF CANCER (2021)

Article Oncology

Dual PD-L1 and TGF-b blockade in patients with recurrent respiratory papillomatosis

Yvette Robbins et al.

Summary: In this study, dual PD-L1/TGF-b inhibition did not effectively inhibit papilloma growth in RRP patients and even increased the need for clinical interventions in some subjects post-treatment. TGF-b neutralization decreased proliferation within papillomas, indicating that intact TGF-b signaling restrains proliferation. Dual PD-L1/TGF-b inhibition did not enhance anti-HPV immunity within papillomas beyond what was observed with PD-L1 blockade.

JOURNAL FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY OF CANCER (2021)

Article Oncology

STING agonist loaded lipid nanoparticles overcome anti-PD-1 resistance in melanoma lung metastasis via NK cell activation

Takashi Nakamura et al.

Summary: STING-LNP treatment can overcome PD-1 resistance by activating NK cells, resulting in an increase in PD-L1 expression on cancer cells and ultimately producing a synergistic antitumor effect.

JOURNAL FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY OF CANCER (2021)

Review Oncology

Role of Oncogenic Pathways on the Cancer Immunosuppressive Microenvironment and Its Clinical Implications in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Naoshi Nishida

Summary: Hepatocellular carcinoma is known to develop resistance to treatments due to mutations in key cellular pathways targeted by current molecular targeted agents. Immune checkpoint inhibitors show promise in cancer treatment by making cancer cells recognizable by the immune system. Understanding how cellular signaling pathways alter immune processes within tumors can help predict responses to ICI therapy in HCC cases.

CANCERS (2021)

Review Oncology

Antiangiogenic therapy reverses the immunosuppressive breast cancer microenvironment

Wuzhen Chen et al.

Summary: Combining antiangiogenic therapy with immunotherapy may disrupt the crosstalk between abnormal tumor vasculature and immunosuppression, increase effector immune cell infiltration, improve immunotherapy effectiveness, and reduce the risk of immune-related adverse events. This combination could serve as a potential therapeutic strategy for breast cancer treatment, promoting tumor vasculature normalization and enhancing the efficiency of immunotherapy.

BIOMARKER RESEARCH (2021)

Article Medicine, Research & Experimental

Entinostat induces antitumor immune responses through immune editing of tumor neoantigens

Andrew S. Truong et al.

Summary: The study highlights the immunomodulatory effects of entinostat on tumor neoantigens, remodeling the tumor immune microenvironment, leading to a strong antitumor response with increased neoantigen-specific T cells. Combination treatment with entinostat and PD-1 blockade results in complete responses and long-term immune memory, providing a strong preclinical rationale.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION (2021)

Article Oncology

Development of bispecific anti-c-Met/PD-1 diabodies for the treatment of solid tumors and the effect of c-Met binding affinity on efficacy

Qingyun Yuan et al.

Summary: The study developed two bispecific single-chain diabodies targeting c-Met and PD-1, showing that they inhibit tumor growth by activating T cells and enhancing the efficacy of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors in solid tumor immunotherapy.

ONCOIMMUNOLOGY (2021)

Article Oncology

PD-L1/LAG-3 bispecific antibody enhances tumor-specific immunity

Haiping Jiang et al.

Summary: IBI323, a dual blockade bispecific antibody targeting PD-L1 and LAG-3, showed superior immune stimulatory activity compared to each parent antibody in mouse models and demonstrated stronger anti-tumor activity against PD-L1/LAG-3 double knock-in mice bearing human PD-L1 knock-in tumors.

ONCOIMMUNOLOGY (2021)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Molecular mechanism of SHP2 activation by PD-1 stimulation

M. Marasco et al.

SCIENCE ADVANCES (2020)

Review Oncology

The role of cancer-derived microRNAs in cancer immune escape

Ming Yi et al.

JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY (2020)

Review Oncology

Gene modification strategies for next-generation CAR T cells against solid cancers

Yonggui Tian et al.

JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY (2020)

Review Oncology

Next-generation immuno-oncology agents: current momentum shifts in cancer immunotherapy

Chongxian Pan et al.

JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY (2020)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Systematically optimized BCMA/CS1 bispecific CAR-T cells robustly control heterogeneous multiple myeloma

Eugenia Zah et al.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2020)

Article Medicine, General & Internal

Atezolizumab plus Bevacizumab in Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Richard S. Finn et al.

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (2020)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

A novel bispecific nanobody with PD-L1/TIGIT dual immune checkpoint blockade

Linlin Ma et al.

BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS (2020)

Review Oncology

cGAS-STING, an important pathway in cancer immunotherapy

Minlin Jiang et al.

JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY (2020)

Review Oncology

Immunostimulation with chemotherapy in the era of immune checkpoint inhibitors

Lorenzo Galluzzi et al.

NATURE REVIEWS CLINICAL ONCOLOGY (2020)

Review Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

RAS-targeted therapies: is the undruggable drugged?

Amanda R. Moore et al.

NATURE REVIEWS DRUG DISCOVERY (2020)

Article Oncology

Phase 1/2 Trial of Pembrolizumab and Concurrent Chemoradiation Therapy for Limited-Stage SCLC

James W. Welsh et al.

JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY (2020)

Article Oncology

Bispecific Targeting of PD-1 and PD-L1 Enhances T-cell Activation and Antitumor Immunity

Helen Kotanides et al.

CANCER IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH (2020)

Article Medicine, General & Internal

First-Line Lorlatinib or Crizotinib in Advanced ALK-Positive Lung Cancer

Alice T. Shaw et al.

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (2020)

Review Oncology

Applications of gut microbiota in patients with hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation

Jifeng Yu et al.

EXPERIMENTAL HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY (2020)

Review Multidisciplinary Sciences

Immune modulatory effects of oncogenic KRAS in cancer

Shaima'a Hamarsheh et al.

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS (2020)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

An orally available non-nucleotide STING agonist with antitumor activity

Bo-Sheng Pan et al.

SCIENCE (2020)

Article Oncology

Met inhibition revokes IFNγ-induction of PD-1 ligands in MET-amplified tumours

Valentina Martin et al.

BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER (2019)

Review Oncology

The Intersection between Tumor Angiogenesis and Immune Suppression

Osama E. Rahma et al.

CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH (2019)

Review Oncology

Activating cGAS-STING pathway for the optimal effect of cancer immunotherapy

Anping Li et al.

JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY (2019)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Synergistic effect of immune checkpoint blockade and anti-angiogenesis in cancer treatment

Ming Yi et al.

MOLECULAR CANCER (2019)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Prophylactic TNF blockade uncouples efficacy and toxicity in dual CTLA-4 and PD-1 immunotherapy

Elisabeth Perez-Ruiz et al.

NATURE (2019)

Article Chemistry, Medicinal

Cancer immunotherapy using anti-TIM3/PD-1 bispecific antibody: a patent evaluation of EP3356411A1

Irma Herrera-Camacho et al.

EXPERT OPINION ON THERAPEUTIC PATENTS (2019)

Review Oncology

Prospects for combining immune checkpoint blockade with PARP inhibition

Anping Li et al.

JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY (2019)

Review Oncology

Cancer-associated fibroblasts: an emerging target of anti-cancer immunotherapy

Tongyan Liu et al.

JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY (2019)

Article Medicine, General & Internal

Five-Year Survival with Combined Nivolumab and Ipilimumab in Advanced Melanoma

J. Larkin et al.

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (2019)

Article Medicine, General & Internal

Nivolumab plus Ipilimumab in Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

M. D. Hellmann et al.

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (2019)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Novel immune checkpoint targets: moving beyond PD-1 and CTLA-4

Shuang Qin et al.

MOLECULAR CANCER (2019)

Article Pharmacology & Pharmacy

SHP2 inhibition triggers anti-tumor immunity and synergizes with PD-1 blockade

Mingxia Zhao et al.

ACTA PHARMACEUTICA SINICA B (2019)

Review Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Blocking TGF-β Signaling To Enhance The Efficacy Of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor

Xianguang Bai et al.

ONCOTARGETS AND THERAPY (2019)

Article Engineering, Biomedical

Gemcitabine nanoparticles promote antitumor immunity against melanoma

Yuan Zhang et al.

BIOMATERIALS (2019)

Review Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Targeting tumor interstitial fluid pressure: will it yield novel successful therapies for solid tumors?

Lukas Clemens Boeckelmann et al.

EXPERT OPINION ON THERAPEUTIC TARGETS (2019)

Review Immunology

CTLA-4 (CD152): A versatile receptor for immune-based therapy

Holger Lingel et al.

SEMINARS IN IMMUNOLOGY (2019)

Review Oncology

Advances and perspectives of PARP inhibitors

Ming Yi et al.

EXPERIMENTAL HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY (2019)

Review Oncology

The efficacy and safety of combination of PD-1 and CTLA-4 inhibitors: a meta-analysis

Kongju Wu et al.

EXPERIMENTAL HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY (2019)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Gut microbiome modulates response to anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in melanoma patients

V. Gopalakrishnan et al.

SCIENCE (2018)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Gut microbiome influences efficacy of PD-1-based immunotherapy against epithelial tumors

Bertrand Routy et al.

SCIENCE (2018)

Article Cell Biology

Cytokines in Cancer Immunotherapy

Thomas A. Waldmann

COLD SPRING HARBOR PERSPECTIVES IN BIOLOGY (2018)

Article Oncology

Fc Effector Function Contributes to the Activity of Human Anti-CTLA-4 Antibodies

Frederick Arce Vargas et al.

CANCER CELL (2018)

Article Oncology

Impact of 5-Fu/oxaliplatin on mouse dendritic cells and synergetic effect with a colon cancer vaccine

Xinqiang Hong et al.

CHINESE JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH (2018)

Review Oncology

Gut microbiome modulates efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitors

Ming Yi et al.

JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY (2018)

Article Oncology

Nivolumab Plus Erlotinib in Patients With EGFR-Mutant Advanced NSCLC

Scott Gettinger et al.

JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY (2018)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

The function and therapeutic targeting of anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Brandon Golding et al.

MOLECULAR CANCER (2018)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

EGFR-TKIs resistance via EGFR-independent signaling pathways

Qian Liu et al.

MOLECULAR CANCER (2018)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

TGFβ drives immune evasion in genetically reconstituted colon cancer metastasis

Daniele V. F. Tauriello et al.

NATURE (2018)

Review Oncology

Safety of combining radiotherapy with immune-checkpoint inhibition

William L. Hwang et al.

NATURE REVIEWS CLINICAL ONCOLOGY (2018)

Article Medicine, General & Internal

Pembrolizumab plus Chemotherapy in Metastatic Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

L. Gandhi et al.

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (2018)

Review Medicine, General & Internal

Immune-Related Adverse Events Associated with Immune Checkpoint Blockade

Michael A. Postow et al.

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (2018)

Review Pharmacology & Pharmacy

Combining chemotherapy with PD-1 blockade in NSCLC

Matthen Mathew et al.

PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS (2018)

Review Oncology

Targeting adenosine for cancer immunotherapy

Robert D. Leone et al.

JOURNAL FOR IMMUNOTHERAPY OF CANCER (2018)

Review Oncology

Abscopal effect of radiotherapy combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors

Yang Liu et al.

JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY (2018)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

TGFβ attenuates tumour response to PD-L1 blockade by contributing to exclusion of T cells

Sanjeev Mariathasan et al.

NATURE (2018)

Article Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology

Targeted delivery of a PD-1-blocking scFv by CAR-T cells enhances anti-tumor efficacy in vivo

Sarwish Rafiq et al.

NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY (2018)

Article Medicine, General & Internal

Overall Survival with Durvalumab after Chemoradiotherapy in Stage III NSCLC

S. J. Antonia et al.

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (2018)

Article Medicine, General & Internal

First-Line Atezolizumab plus Chemotherapy in Extensive-Stage Small-Cell Lung Cancer

L. Horn et al.

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (2018)

Article Medicine, General & Internal

Pembrolizumab plus Chemotherapy for Squamous Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

L. Paz-Ares et al.

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (2018)

Review Oncology

Development of PARP and Immune-Checkpoint Inhibitor Combinations

Ross A. Stewart et al.

CANCER RESEARCH (2018)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Role of the cGAS-STING pathway in cancer development and oncotherapeutic approaches

Li Teng Khoo et al.

EMBO REPORTS (2018)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

HGF/MET and the Immune System: Relevance for Cancer Immunotherapy

Federica Papaccio et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES (2018)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Design of amidobenzimidazole STING receptor agonists with systemic activity

Joshi M. Ramanjulu et al.

NATURE (2018)

Review Immunology

Gut microbiota: Role in pathogen colonization, immune responses, and inflammatory disease

Joseph M. Pickard et al.

IMMUNOLOGICAL REVIEWS (2017)

Review Oncology

Recent advances of highly selective CDK4/6 inhibitors in breast cancer

Hanxiao Xu et al.

JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY (2017)

Review Oncology

Chimeric antigen receptor T cells: a novel therapy for solid tumors

Shengnan Yu et al.

JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY (2017)

Review Multidisciplinary Sciences

Elements of cancer immunity and the cancer-immune set point

Daniel S. Chen et al.

NATURE (2017)

Article Cell Biology

Dual angiopoietin-2 and VEGFA inhibition elicits antitumor immunity that is enhanced by PD-1 checkpoint blockade

Martina Schmittnaegel et al.

SCIENCE TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE (2017)

Article Cell Biology

Combined antiangiogenic and anti-PD-L1 therapy stimulates tumor immunity through HEV formation

Elizabeth Allen et al.

SCIENCE TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE (2017)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Generation and Characterization of a Bispecific Antibody Targeting Both PD-1 and c-MET

Yi Wu et al.

PROTEIN AND PEPTIDE LETTERS (2017)

Review Peripheral Vascular Disease

Tumor angiogenesis and vascular normalization: alternative therapeutic targets

Claire Viallard et al.

ANGIOGENESIS (2017)

Review Oncology

Prospects for combining targeted and conventional cancer therapy with immunotherapy

Philip Gotwals et al.

NATURE REVIEWS CANCER (2017)

Review Oncology

Combination cancer immunotherapies tailored to the tumour microenvironment

Mark J. Smyth et al.

NATURE REVIEWS CLINICAL ONCOLOGY (2016)

Article Medicine, General & Internal

Pembrolizumab versus Chemotherapy for PD-L1-Positive Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

Martin Reck et al.

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (2016)

Review Immunology

The PD1:PD-L1/2 Pathway from Discovery to Clinical implementation

Kankana Bardhan et al.

FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY (2016)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Novel Roles of c-Met in the Survival of Renal Cancer Cells through the Regulation of HO-1 and PD-L1 Expression

Murugabaskar Balan et al.

JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY (2015)

Article Immunology

VEGF-A modulates expression of inhibitory checkpoints on CD8+ T cells in tumors

Thibault Voron et al.

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE (2015)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Radiation and dual checkpoint blockade activate non-redundant immune mechanisms in cancer

Christina Twyman-Saint Victor et al.

NATURE (2015)

Article Medicine, General & Internal

Nivolumab versus Everolimus in Advanced Renal-Cell Carcinoma

R. J. Motzer et al.

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (2015)

Article Medicine, General & Internal

Pembrolizumab versus Ipilimumab in Advanced Melanoma

Caroline Robert et al.

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (2015)

Article Medicine, General & Internal

Combined Nivolumab and Ipilimumab or Monotherapy in Untreated Melanoma

J. Larkin et al.

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (2015)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Ipilimumab-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity of regulatory T cells ex vivo by nonclassical monocytes in melanoma patients

Emanuela Romano et al.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (2015)

Article Genetics & Heredity

DNA double-strand break repair pathway choice and cancer

Tomas Aparicio et al.

DNA REPAIR (2014)

Article Medicine, Research & Experimental

Irradiation and anti-PD-L1 treatment synergistically promote antitumor immunity in mice

Liufu Deng et al.

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION (2014)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Eradication of metastatic mouse cancers resistant to immune checkpoint blockade by suppression of myeloid-derived cells

KiBem Kim et al.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (2014)

Review Immunology

Immunogenic Cell Death in Cancer Therapy

Guido Kroemer et al.

ANNUAL REVIEW OF IMMUNOLOGY, VOL 31 (2013)

Review Immunology

Oncology Meets Immunology: The Cancer-Immunity Cycle

Daniel S. Chen et al.

IMMUNITY (2013)

Review Oncology

Stereotactic body radiotherapy for oligometastases

Alison C. Tree et al.

LANCET ONCOLOGY (2013)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

cGAS produces a 2′-5′-linked cyclic dinucleotide second messenger that activates STING

Andrea Ablasser et al.

NATURE (2013)

Review Immunology

STING and the innate immune response to nucleic acids in the cytosol

Dara L. Burdette et al.

NATURE IMMUNOLOGY (2013)

Review Immunology

Type I interferon response and innate immune sensing of cancer

Mercedes B. Fuertes et al.

TRENDS IN IMMUNOLOGY (2013)

Review Medicine, Research & Experimental

Dual targeting strategies with bispecific antibodies

Roland E. Kontermann

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Vascular normalizing doses of antiangiogenic treatment reprogram the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment and enhance immunotherapy

Yuhui Huang et al.

PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (2012)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

STING is a direct innate immune sensor of cyclic di-GMP

Dara L. Burdette et al.

NATURE (2011)

Article Immunology

Targeting Tim-3 and PD-1 pathways to reverse T cell exhaustion and restore anti-tumor immunity

Kaori Sakuishi et al.

JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE (2010)

Review Oncology

Clinical Development of the Anti-CTLA-4 Antibody Tremelimumab

Antoni Ribas

SEMINARS IN ONCOLOGY (2010)

Review Medicine, General & Internal

Molecular origins of cancer: Tumor angiogenesis

Robert S. Kerbel

NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE (2008)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Calreticulin exposure dictates the immunogenicity of cancer cell death

Michel Obeid et al.

NATURE MEDICINE (2007)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

CTLA-4 and PD-1 receptors inhibit T-cell activation by distinct mechanisms

RV Parry et al.

MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY (2005)

Article Oncology

An epigenetically altered tumor cell vaccine

ANH Khan et al.

CANCER IMMUNOLOGY IMMUNOTHERAPY (2004)

Review Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Molecular regulation of vessel maturation

RK Jain

NATURE MEDICINE (2003)

Review Cell Biology

Untangling the ErbB signalling network

Y Yarden et al.

NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY (2001)