FOCIS goes south: advances in translational and clinical immunology.

abstract：:Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), WHO grade IV astrocytoma, is the most dramatic primary brain cancer with a very poor prognosis due to inevitable disease recurrence. Less than 10% of GBM patients are still alive 5 years after diagnosis despite a multimodal treatment with surgical resection of the tumor, radiation therap...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Avril T,Vauleon E,Tanguy-Royer S,Mosser J,Quillien V

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis of high-risk neuroblastoma (NB) is still poor, in spite of aggressive multimodal treatment. Recently, adjuvant immunotherapy with anti-GD2 antibodies combined with IL-2 or GM-CSF has been shown to improve survival. Several other immunotherapy strategies proved efficacy in preclinical models of NB, includ...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Croce M,Corrias MV,Rigo V,Ferrini S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactobacilli are a group of normal microbiota whose immunomodulatory effects have been known for a long time. Recently, they have gained more attention for their direct and indirect effects on cancer cells. Several cell line experiments, animal model studies as well as clinical trials have indicated their inhibitory e...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Abedin-Do A,Taherian-Esfahani Z,Ghafouri-Fard S,Ghafouri-Fard S,Motevaseli E

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoidosis is a systemic disease with an incidence of 1 to 40 per 100 000 persons per year. It predominantly affects people in the age of 20 to 40 years old. Disease course varies from mild self-limiting to chronic debilitating and life-threatening disease. Since the cause of sarcoidosis is unknown, curative therapy ...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Crommelin HA,Vorselaars AD,van Moorsel CH,Korenromp IH,Deneer VH,Grutters JC

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: Autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is the standard-of-care curative treatment for relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (RR-DLBCL), but the relapse rate is usually high. Materials & methods: In this study, we treated 14 RR-DLBCL patients by combining ASCT and anti-CD19 chimer...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Wang T,Gao L,Wang Y,Zhu W,Xu L,Wang Y,Yue W,Tang G,Chen L,Chen J,Zhang W,Yu X,Feng D,Yang J

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Programmed cell death-1 protein (PD-1) is an immune checkpoint that has gained popularity in the treatment of several advanced cancers. Inhibiting this checkpoint is known to enhance immune response, but is also known to diminish immune tolerance and to increase autoimmune toxicity. We discuss a case of rapid onset fu...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Araújo M,Ligeiro D,Costa L,Marques F,Trindade H,Correia JM,Fonseca C

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human IgG2 monoclonal antibody tremelimumab is an immune checkpoint inhibitor that blocks cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen-4 (CTLA-4). The therapeutic response of anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibodies possess unique kinetics, in that antitumor responses are often observed after initial short-term disease prog...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Shimomura A,Fujiwara Y,Kondo S,Kodaira M,Iwasa S,Kitano S,Tanabe Y,Tamura K,Yamamoto N

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although vaccination significantly reduces influenza severity, seasonal human influenza epidemics still cause more than 250,000 deaths annually. Vaccine efficacy is limited in high-risk populations such as infants, the elderly and immunosuppressed individuals. In the event of an influenza pandemic (such as the 2009 H1...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Ye J,Shao H,Perez DR

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pediatric eosinophilic esophagitis is an inflammatory condition associated with marked eosinophil accumulation in the mucosal tissues of the esophagus. Eosinophils are major proinflammatory cells thought to make a major contribution to allergic diseases that affect the upper and lower airways, skin and GI tract. IL-5 ...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Walsh GM

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Food allergy is a worldwide issue, with an estimated prevalence of 2-10%. An effective treatment is not available for people affected and the only management is the avoidance of the allergen. Oral immunotherapy and sublingual immunotherapy have been tested by several authors, in particular for milk, egg and peanuts al...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Praticò AD,Leonardi S

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rituximab is a chimeric monoclonal antibody used to treat hematologic and autoimmune diseases by depleting CD20-expressing B cells. Patients may develop hypogammaglobulinemia following treatment, with some demonstrating failure of B-cell recovery. The true frequency of hypogammaglobulinemia and/or impaired B-cell reco...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Sacco KA,Abraham RS

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by the presence of myriad autoantibodies, some with pathogenic potential, and diverse clinical manifestations. Involvement of the kidney is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in human lupus patients and in murine models of the disease. I...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Tagoe C,Putterman C

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The dysfunctional immune response that characterizes systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) associates with an unbalanced production of soluble mediators that are crucial in promoting and sustaining chronic inflammation. The successful use of biologics in several autoimmune diseases has led to studies in SLE aimed at cont...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： La Cava A

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Only a minority of studies addressing the association between immune-related adverse events (IrAE) and outcome considered the immortal time bias, with conflicting results. PubMed, Embase, Web of Science and Scopus were searched through 2 January 2020. Studies reporting the impact of IrAE on outcome in patients treated...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Dall'Olio FG,Rizzo A,Mollica V,Massucci M,Maggio I,Massari F

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of: Davila ML, Riviere I, Wang X et al. Efficacy and toxicity management of 19-28z CAR T cell therapy in B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Sci. Transl. Med. 6(224), 224ra25 (2014). Recently, chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell immunotherapy has entered clinical trials in patients with relapsed or refr...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Patel JM,Dale GA,Vartabedian VF,Dey P,Selvaraj P

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: CD19-targeted chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy has emerged as a powerful immunotherapy in relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The changes in extramedullary (EM) disease in pediatric relapsed or refractory B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia after CAR T-cell therapy hav...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Huang J,Rong L,Wang E,Fang Y

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aim: Previously, we constructed a novel anti-p21Ras single-chain antibody fragment, KGH-R1-single-chain fragment variant (ScFv). However, the immunoreactivity of this antibody toward p21Ras is still unclear. Materials & methods: ELISAs, immunohistochemistry, western blotting and immunofluorescence were used to identif...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Wang P,Pan X,Feng Q,Zou H,Cui J,He Y,Luo Y,Yang J

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess carnitine serum levels and possible risk factors of its deficiency in patients with TB. PATIENTS & METHODS:All newly diagnosed TB patients admitted to an infectious diseases ward were recruited. Demographic, clinical and paraclinical characteristics of the patients were collected. Total carnitine serum c...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Hatamkhani S,Khalili H,Karimzadeh I,Abdollahi A,Jafari S,Khazaeipour Z

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Severe pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to COVID-19 is a challenge for nowadays medical practice. Although there is no clarity in the principal mechanism of lung damage and ARDS development, it has been suggested that one of the main reasons of this pathology is the hyperactivat...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Cala-García JD,Sierra-Bretón JD,Cavelier-Baiz JE,Faccini-Martínez ÁA,Pérez-Díaz CE

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The era of active immunotherapy has now been successfully ushered into the clinical realm of advanced prostate cancer. The successful clinical trial development and US FDA approval of sipuleucel-T (Provenge®) has revamped the therapeutic paradigm for advanced prostate cancer. Nonetheless, physician and patient educati...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Shore ND

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasing evidence indicates the importance of human natural killer (NK) cells in the immune response against certain viral infections. In the present article, we summarize information on NK cell responses against several viruses and on the nature of NK cell receptor-ligand interactions involved in these responses. R...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Marcenaro E,Carlomagno S,Pesce S,Della Chiesa M,Parolini S,Moretta A,Sivori S

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are immature myeloid cells that infiltrate human and experimental tumors and strongly inhibit anticancer immune response directly or by inducing regulatory T-lymphocyte activity. Consequently, MDSCs are important actors of cancer-induced immune tolerance and a major obstacle to...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Martin F,Apetoh L,Ghiringhelli F

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of: Pujol-Autonell I, Ampudia RM, Monge P et al. Immunotherapy with tolerogenic dendritic cells alone or in combination with rapamycin does not reverse diabetes in NOD mice. ISRN Endocrinol. doi:10.1155/2013/346987 (2013) (Epub ahead of print). Many reports confirm that dendritic cells (DCs) can prevent aut...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Giannoukakis N

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last two decades, anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapy has improved patient outcome in B-cell malignancies, and confirmed CD20 as an important target in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Until recently, the gold standard was based on the utilization of rituximab combined with chemotherapy (fludarabin...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Bagacean C,Zdrenghea M,Tempescul A,Cristea V,Renaudineau Y

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neonatal phase is a transitory period characterized by an absence of memory cells, favoring a slow adaptive response prone to tolerance effects and the development of Th2-type responses. However, when appropriately stimulated, neonates may achieve an immune response comparable with adult counterparts. One strategy...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： de Brito CA,Goldoni AL,Sato MN

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, there have been reports of immunotherapy inducing objective clinical responses in limited numbers of cancer patients. More frequently, however, clinical responses are not observed. Understanding the immunological mechanisms underlying successful immunotherapy are crucial if the field is to move forwar...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Hardwick N,Chain B

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite novel chemotherapy treatments, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) remains a lethal disease. New targeted cancer vaccines may represent a viable option for patients with PDA. The Wilms' tumor 1 (WT1) antigen is one of the most widely expressed tumor-associated antigens in various types of tumors, including ...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Koido S,Okamoto M,Shimodaira S,Sugiyama H

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background: Progress in immunotherapy (IT) has shifted treatment paradigms for multiple malignancies. In March 2019, the combination of nab-paclitaxel and atezolizumab was approved by the US FDA for patients with PD-L1 positive metastatic triple-negative breast cancer based on positive results of the Impassion130 tria...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Philipovskiy A,Chambers K,Konstantinidis I,McCallum R,Corral J,Gaur S

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:There is still no specific therapy for infection with the highly pathogenic avian influenza A virus (HPAI) H5N1, which caused 39 human cases with a 64% fatality rate in 2013. MATERIALS & METHODS:We prepared highly purified specific equine polyclonal immunoglobulin fragments (F(ab')2) against H5N1 and tested them f...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Herbreteau CH,Jacquot F,Rith S,Vacher L,Nguyen L,Carbonnelle C,Lotteau V,Jolivet M,Raoul H,Buchy P,Saluzzo JF

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of: Savoldo B, Ramos CA, Liu E et al. CD28 costimulation improves expansion and persistence of chimeric antigen receptor-modified T cells in lymphoma patients. J. Clin. Invest. 121(5), 1822-1826 (2011). Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cells are promising antitumor immunotherapies. However, there are limit...

journal_title：Immunotherapy

authors： Gandhi M,Jones K

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00