abstract：:Removing less potent T cell subsets as well as poorly- or non-engineered cells can optimize effectiveness of engineered T cell therapy against cancer. We have recently described a novel, GMP-ready method for the purification of engineered immune cells that might further boost the clinical success of cancer immunothera...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Kierkels GJ,Straetemans T,de Witte MA,Kuball J

更新日期：2015-08-27 00:00:00

abstract：:We have shown that melanoma-derived factors alter the function of differentiated tissue-resident dendritic cells (DC) in a tumorigenicity-dependent manner. Soluble factors, including TGFβ1 and VEGF-A, contributed to dendritic cell dysfunction associated with a highly-aggressive melanoma and conferred a phenotype upon ...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Hargadon KM

更新日期：2015-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen receptors have recently been demonstrated at the cell surface. Unlike nuclear receptors, they are able to trigger rapid responses inside the cells. In this study, we evaluated the presence and the possible role of autoantibodies specific to estrogen receptor (anti-ER Abs) in the peripheral blood of breast can...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Maselli A,Capoccia S,Pugliese P,Raggi C,Cirulli F,Fabi A,Malorni W,Pierdominici M,Ortona E

更新日期：2015-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:In our previous studies, we have shown that patients with serous ovarian carcinoma in advanced surgical stage disease have a particularly poor prognosis if they carry the HLA-A*02 genotype. This represent a stronger prognostic factor than loss or downregulation of the MHC class I heavy chain (HC) on tumor cells. In th...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Andersson E,Poschke I,Villabona L,Carlson JW,Lundqvist A,Kiessling R,Seliger B,Masucci GV

更新日期：2015-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the profile of safety of tumor-targeted oncolytic virus (TOV) is encouraging, the antitumor efficacy of TOV alone is disappointing. Interleukin-10 (IL-10) plays an important role in carcinogenesis and anti-virus immunity. Here we report that tumor-targeted oncolytic vaccinia virus (VV) armed with IL10 shows p...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Chard LS,Lemoine NR,Wang Y

更新日期：2015-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognosis of high-risk neuroblastoma (NB) remains poor, although immunotherapies with anti-GD2 antibodies have been reported to provide some benefit. Immunotherapies can be associated with an IFNγ storm that induces in tumor cells the "adaptive immune resistance" characterized by the de-novo expression of Programm...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Dondero A,Pastorino F,Della Chiesa M,Corrias MV,Morandi F,Pistoia V,Olive D,Bellora F,Locatelli F,Castellano A,Moretta L,Moretta A,Bottino C,Castriconi R

更新日期：2015-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastatic breast cancer remains an incurable disease. Most patients experience objective treatment responses associated with palliation of symptoms; however, progression inevitably occurs. Thus, there is an urgent need for innovative therapeutic strategies that may halt disease progression. Adoptive T-cell therapy is...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Thakur A,Lum LG

更新日期：2015-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:By merging computational systems modeling and experimental approaches, we have uncovered treatments reprogramming pro-angiogenic monocytes present in breast tumor into immunologically potent cells capable of mediating an anti-tumor immune response. The unraveled pathways and ligands which underlie monocyte pro-angioge...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Doucey MA,Xenarios I

更新日期：2015-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent approval of clincially effective immune checkpoint inhibitors illustrates the potential of cancer immunotherapy. A challenging task remains the identification of specific targets guiding immunotherapy. Facilitated by technical advances, the direct identification of physiologically relevant targets is enable...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Peper JK,Bösmüller HC,Schuster H,Gückel B,Hörzer H,Roehle K,Schäfer R,Wagner P,Rammensee HG,Stevanović S,Fend F,Staebler A

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy of esophageal carcinomas causes a variable degree of depletion of tumor-infiltrating FOXP3+ regulatory T cells (Tregs). The frequency of local Tregs in the operative specimens negatively correlates with the pathological response and overall patient survival. These results underscore the i...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Vacchelli E,Semeraro M,Adam J,Dartigues P,Zitvogel L,Kroemer G

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin (IL)-17A belongs to IL-17 superfamily and binds the heterodimeric IL-17 receptor (R)(IL-17RA/IL-17RC). IL-17A promotes germinal center (GC) formation in mouse models of autoimmune or infectious diseases, but the role of IL-17A/IL-17AR complex in human neoplastic GC is unknown. In this study, we investigate...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Ferretti E,Di Carlo E,Ognio E,Guarnotta C,Bertoni F,Corcione A,Prigione I,Fraternali-Orcioni G,Ribatti D,Ravetti JL,Ponzoni M,Tripodo C,Pistoia V

更新日期：2015-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) mediated through the IgG Fc receptor FcγRIIIa represents a major effector function of many therapeutic antibodies. In an attempt to further enhance natural killer (NK) cell-mediated ADCC, we combined therapeutic antibodies against CD20 and CD38 with recombinant immu...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Kellner C,Günther A,Humpe A,Repp R,Klausz K,Derer S,Valerius T,Ritgen M,Brüggemann M,van de Winkel JG,Parren PW,Kneba M,Gramatzki M,Peipp M

更新日期：2015-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The first study demonstrating that human colorectal carcinoma (CRC) is under robust immunosurveillance was published a decade ago. Today, it is clear that CRC patients with Stage III lesions abundantly infiltrated by effector memory T cells have a better prognosis than subjects with Stage I neoplasms exhibiting no or ...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Kroemer G,Galluzzi L,Zitvogel L,Fridman WH

更新日期：2015-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Fbxw7 has been identified as an oncosuppressor protein in many types of cancer. We have recently shown that loss of Fbxw7 in bone marrow-derived stromal cells (BMSCs) promotes cancer metastasis by increasing production of the chemokine CCL2, which attracts monocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells (Mo-MDSCs) and macr...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Yumimoto K,Nakayama KI

更新日期：2015-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells have enjoyed unprecedented clinical success against haematological malignancies in recent years. However, several aspects of CAR T cell biology remain unknown. We recently compared CAR and T cell receptor (TCR)-based killing in the same effector cell and showed that CAR T cells ...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Davenport AJ,Jenkins MR,Ritchie DS,Prince HM,Trapani JA,Kershaw MH,Darcy PK,Neeson PJ

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colorectal cancer (CRC) infiltration by cells expressing myeloperoxidase (MPO) or CD8 positive T lymphocytes has been shown to be independently associated with favorable prognosis. We explored the relationship occurring between CD8+ and MPO+ cell CRC infiltration, its impact on clinical-pathological features and its p...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Däster S,Eppenberger-Castori S,Hirt C,Soysal SD,Delko T,Nebiker CA,Weixler B,Amicarella F,Iezzi G,Governa V,Padovan E,Mele V,Sconocchia G,Heberer M,Terracciano L,Kettelhack C,Oertli D,Spagnoli GC,von Holzen U,Tornil

更新日期：2015-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating fibrocytes were reported to represent a novel myeloid-derived suppressor cell (MDSC) subset and they were also proposed to be involved in the tumor immune escape. This novel fibrocyte subset had a surface phenotype resembling non-monocytic MDSCs (CD14-CD11chiCD123-) and exhibited immunomodulatory roles. Mo...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Gunaydin G,Kesikli SA,Guc D

更新日期：2015-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is an immunogenic tumor, but uses several immune-suppressive mechanisms to shift the balance from tumor immune response toward tumor growth. Although RCC has traditionally been considered to be radiation resistant, recent evidence suggests that hypofractionated radiotherapy contributes to sy...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： De Wolf K,Vermaelen K,De Meerleer G,Lambrecht BN,Ost P

更新日期：2015-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The engineering of T lymphocytes to express chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) aims to establish T cell-mediated tumor immunity rapidly. In this study, we conducted a pilot clinical trial of autologous or donor- derived T cells genetically modified to express a CAR targeting the B-cell antigen CD19 harboring 4-1BB and ...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Dai H,Zhang W,Li X,Han Q,Guo Y,Zhang Y,Wang Y,Wang C,Shi F,Zhang Y,Chen M,Feng K,Wang Q,Zhu H,Fu X,Li S,Han W

更新日期：2015-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) is a cellular DNA-receptor of the innate immune system that is widely expressed in cancers. We demonstrated that low tumor TLR9 expression predicts poor disease-specific survival in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) and renal cell carcinoma (RCC). We hypothesized that this is because TLR...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Mella M,Kauppila JH,Karihtala P,Lehenkari P,Jukkola-Vuorinen A,Soini Y,Auvinen P,Vaarala MH,Ronkainen H,Kauppila S,Haapasaari KM,Vuopala KS,Selander KS

更新日期：2015-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The efficacy of antitumoral responses can be increased using combinatorial vaccine strategies. We recently showed that vaccination could be optimized by local administration of diverse molecular or bacterial agents to target and augment antitumoral CD8 T cells in the genital mucosa (GM) and increase regression of cerv...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Domingos-Pereira S,Hojeij R,Reggi E,Derré L,Chevalier MF,Romero P,Jichlinski P,Nardelli-Haefliger D

更新日期：2015-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of studies point to an aberrant differentiation and accumulation of CD14+ PD-L1+ M2-macrophage-like cells in the microenvironment of cervical cancer, which promote immunosuppressive conditions and are associated with tumor invasion, angiogenesis and metastasis. Therapeutic targeting of these macrophages may t...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Heeren AM,Kenter GG,Jordanova ES,de Gruijl TD

更新日期：2015-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune tolerance induced by regulatory mechanisms is an integral and fundamental part of immunity. In therapeutic settings, however, tolerance may significantly limit efficacy. Here, we summarize possible strategies to enhance therapeutic antibody dependent cellular cytotoxicity by overcoming NK cell tolerance. ...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Terszowski G,Klein C,Schmied L,Stern M

更新日期：2015-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The achievement of malignant traits in several cancers is associated with tumor microenvironment reactivity. New evidence show that the stress hormone noradrenaline enhances melanoma microenvironment reactivity, mainly acting through β3-adrenoreceptors (β2-ARs), favoring recruitment of cancer-associated fibroblasts, M...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Chiarugi P,Filippi L

更新日期：2015-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Five-year survival rates for patients diagnosed with metastatic melanoma are less than 5%. Adoptive cell transfer (ACT) has achieved an objective response of 50% by Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors (RECIST) in this patient population. For ACT to be maximally effective, the host must first be lymphodepleted...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Wilson KA,Goding SR,Neely HR,Harris KM,Antony PA

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The instauration of an immunosuppressive microenvironment is a key event in cancer development and progression. Here, we discuss increasing evidences of the crosstalk between myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) and mast cells (MCs) as a new fuel for the cancer immunosuppressive machinery. ...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Danelli L,Frossi B,Pucillo CE

更新日期：2015-03-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies on the processes that lead to the development of pancreatic cancer indicate that inflammatory macrophages have key functions in the initiation of pre-neoplastic lesions. Specifically, acquisition of an activating Kras mutation in pancreatic acinar cells leads to upregulation of intercellular adhesion mo...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Storz P

更新日期：2015-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a highly versatile platform for the systematic retrieval of T-cell receptors (TCRs) from single-antigen-reactive T cells and for characterization of their function and specificity. This approach enables rapid extraction of multiple TCRs from repertoires in individuals and not only broadens the divers...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Omokoko T,Simon P,Türeci Ö,Sahin U

更新日期：2015-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common malignant brain tumor in adults and is nearly always fatal. Emerging evidence suggests that human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is present in 90-100% of GBMs and that add-on antiviral treatment for HCMV show promise to improve survival. Methods. In a randomized, placebo-contr...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Rahbar A,Peredo I,Solberg NW,Taher C,Dzabic M,Xu X,Skarman P,Fornara O,Tammik C,Yaiw K,Wilhelmi V,Assinger A,Stragliotto G,Söderberg-Naucler C

更新日期：2015-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:An expanding panel of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) that specifically target malignant cells or intercept trophic factors delivered by the tumor stroma is now available for cancer therapy. These mAbs can exert direct antiproliferative/cytotoxic effects as they inhibit pro-survival signal transduction cascades or activa...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Vacchelli E,Pol J,Bloy N,Eggermont A,Cremer I,Fridman WH,Galon J,Marabelle A,Kohrt H,Zitvogel L,Kroemer G,Galluzzi L

更新日期：2015-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The immune microenvironment in follicular lymphoma (FL) plays an important role in controlling disease characteristics. To characterize the T-cell receptor (TCR) repertoire in follicular lymphoma (FL) tissues, we applied a next-generation sequencing platform and deeply sequenced TCR cDNAs of T-cell subset populations ...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Liu X,Venkataraman G,Lin J,Kiyotani K,Smith S,Montoya M,Nakamura Y,Kline J

更新日期：2015-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:There is increased production of plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) in the bone marrow (BM) of multiple myeloma (MM) patients and these favor Th22 cell differentiation. Here, we found that the frequency of interleukin (IL)-22+IL-17-IL-13+ T cells is significantly increased in peripheral blood (PB) and BM of stage III...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Di Lullo G,Marcatti M,Heltai S,Brunetto E,Tresoldi C,Bondanza A,Bonini C,Ponzoni M,Tonon G,Ciceri F,Bordignon C,Protti MP

更新日期：2015-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is one of the most important etiologic causes of oropharyngeal head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Patients with HPV-positive HNSCC were reported to have a better clinical outcome than patients with HPV-negative cancers. However, little is known about the possible causes...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Partlová S,Bouček J,Kloudová K,Lukešová E,Zábrodský M,Grega M,Fučíková J,Truxová I,Tachezy R,Špíšek R,Fialová A

更新日期：2015-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported a novel phenotype of myeloid suppressors in lymphoma patients characterized by a loss of HLA-DR expression on monocytes, CD14+HLA-DRlow/neg. These cells were directly immunosuppressive and were associated with poor clinical outcome. In this study, we found that lymphoma tumors could have mo...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Zhang ZJ,Bulur PA,Dogan A,Gastineau DA,Dietz AB,Lin Y

更新日期：2015-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years, bispecific antibodies (bsAb) have emerged as promising tools for a target-specific redirection of T cells in order to eliminate malignant cells. However, CD3-engaging constructs might also activate T regulatory cells (Tregs) present in the tumor microenvironment. Whether this has detrimental or benefi...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Koristka S,Cartellieri M,Arndt C,Feldmann A,Seliger B,Ehninger G,Bachmann MP

更新日期：2015-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Cleavage or shedding of the surface antigen, MHC class I chain-related (MIC) protein (A/B) has been known to be one of the mechanisms by which tumor cells escape host immune surveillance. Thus, any strategy to augment the surface expression of MICA/B could facilitate anticancer immune response. Here, we demonstrate th...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Fu D,Geschwind JF,Karthikeyan S,Miller E,Kunjithapatham R,Wang Z,Ganapathy-Kanniappan S

更新日期：2015-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The prostaglandin (PG) synthetase cyclooxygenase 2 (Cox-2) promotes tumorigenesis, tumor progression, and metastasis in a variety of human cancer entities including pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). In this study, we demonstrate that in PDAC cells such as Colo357 cells, enhanced Cox-2 expression and increased r...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Gonnermann D,Oberg HH,Kellner C,Peipp M,Sebens S,Kabelitz D,Wesch D

更新日期：2015-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The correlation between tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL)-expression of programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) and clinical responsiveness to the PD-1 blocking antibody nivolumab implicates adaptive immune evasion mechanisms in cancer. We review our findings that tumor cell PD-L1 expression is induced by interferon ...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Kim YJ

更新日期：2015-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Gamma delta T cells (γδT) are potent mediators of antitumor cytotoxicity and have shown promising efficacy in early phase clinical trials. Most is known about the tumoricidal properties of cells bearing the Vδ2 T cell receptor chain, but recent studies have demonstrated that cells with the Vδ1 chain and those with nei...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Fisher J,Kramer AM,Gustafsson K,Anderson J

更新日期：2014-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:In many cancers, regulatory T cells (Treg) play a crucial role in suppressing the effector immune response thereby permitting tumor development. Indeed, in mouse models, their depletion can promote the regression of tumors of various origins, including renal cell carcinoma when located subcutaneous (SC). In the presen...

journal_title：Oncoimmunology

authors： Devaud C,Westwood JA,Teng MW,John LB,Yong CS,Duong CP,Smyth MJ,Darcy PK,Kershaw MH

更新日期：2014-12-21 00:00:00