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Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Arnold Lee
Summary: Loncastuximab tesirine is an antibody-drug conjugate developed for the treatment of B cell lymphomas, currently approved in the US for specific types of lymphoma treatment while being researched for treatments of other types of lymphoma.
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Oncology
Jyoti Malhotra, Petros Nikolinakos, Ticiana Leal, Jonathan Lehman, Daniel Morgensztern, Jyoti D. Patel, John M. Wrangle, Giuseppe Curigliano, Laurent Greillier, Melissa L. Johnson, Neal Ready, Gilles Robinet, Satwant Lally, David Maag, Ricardo Valenzuela, Vincent Blot, Benjamin Besse
Summary: This study evaluated the safety and efficacy of Rova-T in combination with nivolumab and ipilimumab in previously treated extensive-stage SCLC patients. Despite some patients experiencing treatment-emergent adverse events and serious adverse events, the overall objective response rate was 30% in the combination therapy group.
JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY
(2021)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Seungmin Han, Kwang Suk Lim, Brody J. Blackburn, Jina Yun, Charles W. Putnam, David A. Bull, Young-Wook Won
Summary: DNA topoisomerases are crucial enzymes for maintaining DNA stability, with topoisomerase inhibitors being utilized as anti-cancer drugs. Among them, camptothecin and its derivatives have shown promise due to their ability to trap TOP1 cleavage complexes. The development of TOP1 inhibitor antibody-drug conjugates (TOP1-ADC) has led to improved therapeutic efficacy, with potential for further enhancement through combinatorial strategies.
Review
Oncology
Eleonora Nicolo, Federica Giugliano, Liliana Ascione, Paolo Tarantino, Chiara Corti, Sara M. Tolaney, Massimo Cristofanilli, Giuseppe Curigliano
Summary: The combination of antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) and immunotherapy shows great potential in cancer treatment. By interacting with cancer and immune cells, ADCs elicit mechanisms such as immunogenic cell death and dendritic cell activation, which synergize with immunotherapy. Initial evidence from clinical trials has shown promising results.
CANCER TREATMENT REVIEWS
(2022)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Lars Michel, Iris Helfrich, Ulrike Barbara Hendgen-Cotta, Raluca-Ileana Mincu, Sebastian Korste, Simone Maria Mrotzek, Armin Spomer, Andrea Odersky, Christoph Rischpler, Ken Herrmann, Lale Umutlu, Cristina Coman, Robert Ahrends, Albert Sickmann, Stefanie Loeffek, Elisabeth Livingstone, Selma Ugurel, Lisa Zimmer, Matthias Gunzer, Dirk Schadendorf, Matthias Totzeck, Tienush Rassaf
Summary: Cardiac immune-related adverse events (irAEs) are a growing concern in patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI) targeting programmed death 1 (PD1). This study investigated the early consequences of PD1 inhibition on cardiac integrity and found that it disrupts cardiac immune homeostasis and impairs myocardial functional integrity. Blocking tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF alpha) may be a potential approach to prevent ICI-related cardiotoxicity.
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL
(2022)
Review
Oncology
Louise Conilh, Lenka Sadilkova, Warren Viricel, Charles Dumontet
Summary: Antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) combine monoclonal antibodies' selectivity with cytotoxic payloads, and recent success in ADC development includes unconventional payloads with differentiated mechanisms of action. Future developments in the ADC field will focus on diversification of payloads, as seen in the growing number of preclinical and clinical unconventional payload-conjugated ADCs. This review provides an overview of validated, forgotten, and newly developed payloads with different mechanisms of action.
JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Yachao Li, Lian Li, Jiawei Wang, D. Christopher Radford, Zhongwei Gu, Jindrich Kopecek, Jiyuan Yang
Summary: Dendronized polymer enhances the efficacy of oncolytic peptides for immunotherapy by inducing immunogenic cell death in cancer cells, converting immunosuppressive tumors to immunoresponsive ones, and increasing the number of cytotoxic T cells. Combination with immune checkpoint blockade further enhances efficacy and results in complete tumor eradication in mice, indicating a promising platform for oncolytic immunotherapy.
JOURNAL OF CONTROLLED RELEASE
(2021)
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Wen-Jing Ning, Xue Liu, Hong-Ye Zeng, Zhi-Qiang An, Wen-Xin Luo, Ning-Shao Xia
Summary: Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is a highly metastatic and poor prognosis subtype of breast cancer that lacks the expression of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor, and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). Current treatments are limited, and immunotherapy shows promise in improving the management of TNBC.
EXPERT OPINION ON DRUG DELIVERY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Medicinal
Louise Conilh, Guy Fournet, Eric Fourmaux, Angelique Murcia, Eva-Laure Matera, Benoit Joseph, Charles Dumontet, Warren Viricel
Summary: A novel HER2-targeting antibody-drug conjugate using the topoisomerase I inhibitor exatecan and a polysarcosine drug-linker platform was developed, showing potent anti-tumor activity and potential efficacy against resistant tumors.
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Hematology
Mehdi Hamadani, John Radford, Carmelo Carlo-Stella, Paolo F. Caimi, Erin Reid, Owen A. O'Connor, Jay M. Feingold, Kirit M. Ardeshna, William Townsend, Melhem Solh, Leonard T. Heffner, David Ungar, Luqiang Wang, Joseph Boni, Karin Havenith, Yajuan Qin, Brad S. Kahl
Summary: Loncastuximab tesirine, an antibody-drug conjugate, shows promising efficacy and safety in patients with relapsed or refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma, especially for certain specific lymphoma subtypes. This study suggests that loncastuximab tesirine could be a valuable treatment option for these patients and warrants further investigation in phase 2 trials.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Victor Albarran, Diana Isabel Rosero, Jesus Chamorro, Javier Pozas, Maria San Roman, Ana Maria Barrill, Victor Alia, Pilar Sotoca, Patricia Guerrero, Juan Carlos Calvo, Inmaculada Orejana, Patricia Perez de Aguado, Pablo Gajate
Summary: Metastatic urothelial cancer is a major cause of cancer-related death, but new treatment approaches targeting Her-2 show promise, especially with the emergence of antibody-drug conjugates as a novel therapy for advanced cases.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Barbara Rath, Adelina Plangger, Dagmar Krenbek, Maximilian Hochmair, Sandra Stickler, Verena Tretter, Gerhard Hamilton
Summary: This study tested the anti-tumor activity of the anti-DLL3 drug conjugate ROVA-T against SCLC and identified a link between resistance to ROVA-T and DLL3 expression as well as cell growth morphology.
Article
Oncology
Wenjing Yu, Mei Li, Jing Xia
Summary: Targeting immunogenic cell death (ICD) may enable the response of pancreatic cancer to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). This study elucidated the role of ICD-related genes in pancreatic cancer. By clustering analysis, different subtypes related to ICD were identified, and the differentially expressed genes were analyzed. An ICD-related prognostic signature (IRPS) was constructed to assess responses to chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Experimental investigations demonstrated the potential therapeutic value of NT5E in combination with Gemcitabine.
Review
Oncology
Mo Wu, Wei Huang, Nan Yang, Yanyong Liu
Summary: Chemotherapy is criticized for its non-selective toxicity and drug resistance. Combination therapy, such as drug conjugates, has been developed to improve clinical efficacy. Compared to antibody-drug conjugates, peptide-drug conjugates have advantages but also face limitations in development.
EXPERIMENTAL HEMATOLOGY & ONCOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Urology & Nephrology
Tetsutaro Hayashi, Nobuyuki Hinata
Summary: Antibody-drug conjugates represent a promising new treatment option that can deliver cytotoxic drugs directly to tumors using the targeting ability of an antibody, minimizing toxicity to normal tissue. Several antibody-drug conjugates have been approved for clinical use in urological malignancies, with potential for further improving therapeutic efficacy in the future.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF UROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Oncology
Xiaofan Pu, Chaolei Zhang, Guoping Ding, Hongpeng Gu, Yang Lv, Tao Shen, Tianshu Pang, Liping Cao, Shengnan Jia
Summary: This study demonstrated the potential utility of the sEV-miRNA d-signature in the diagnosis of PDAC via machine learning methods. A novel sEV biomarker, miR-664a-3p, was identified for the diagnosis of PDAC. It can also potentially promote angiogenesis and metastasis, provide insight into PDAC pathogenesis, and reveal novel regulators of this disease.
TRANSLATIONAL ONCOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Oncology
Jiaping Wang, Zhijuan Xu, Yanli Lai, Yanli Zhang, Ping Zhang, Qitian Mu, Shujun Yang, Yongcheng Sun, Lixia Sheng, Guifang Ouyang
Summary: This study demonstrates the significance of PD-1 in EBV-infected lymphoma cells. Silencing PD-1 enhances the tumor targeting effect of EBV-specific killer T cells on B lymphocytes and attenuates the immune escape effect.
TRANSLATIONAL ONCOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Oncology
Qiliang Peng, Jialong Tao, Yingjie Xu, Yi Shen, Yong Wang, Yang Jiao, Yiheng Mao, Yaqun Zhu, Yulong Liu, Ye Tian
Summary: This study investigates the potential role of lipid metabolism-associated genes (LMAGs) in neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) and immunotherapy for rectal cancer. The results suggest that the SREBF2 gene is a highly predictive factor for nCRT in rectal cancer and is associated with favorable prognosis. SREBF2 is also closely associated with immune cell infiltration and immunotherapy-related genes.
TRANSLATIONAL ONCOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Oncology
Shiquan Li, Nan Zhang, Yongping Yang, Tongjun Liu
Summary: This study investigated the potential molecular mechanism of SPDEF in immune evasion of colorectal cancer (CRC) and found that it suppresses immune evasion by activating CCL28 through the modulation of M2 polarization of macrophages. These findings provide a new research direction and potential therapeutic target for immunotherapy in CRC.
TRANSLATIONAL ONCOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Oncology
Manas Sehgal, Soundharya Ramu, Joel Markus Vaz, Yogheshwer Raja Ganapathy, Srinath Muralidharan, Sankalpa Venkatraghavan, Mohit Kumar Jolly
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between gene expression patterns and phenotypic plasticity and heterogeneity in colorectal cancer (CRC). The results demonstrate the interconnectedness between different Consensus Molecular Subtypes (CMS) of CRC and specific phenotypes such as epithelial and mesenchymal characteristics. Additionally, the study reveals correlations between metabolic pathways and phenotypic scores, as well as between PD-L1 activity and mesenchymal phenotype. Single-cell RNA sequencing analysis further confirms the heterogeneity of different CMS subtypes. These findings have important implications for understanding CRC heterogeneity and developing targeted therapies.
TRANSLATIONAL ONCOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Oncology
Yutong Zou, Siyao Guo, Yan Liao, Weidong Chen, Ziyun Chen, Junkai Chen, Lili Wen, Xianbiao Xie
Summary: This study found that ceramide metabolism is associated with the progression and clinical outcome of osteosarcoma by analyzing data from osteosarcoma patients. The gene ST3GAL1 plays an important role in osteosarcoma, regulating the tumor immune microenvironment and affecting T cell function. It may become a new target for the treatment of osteosarcoma.
TRANSLATIONAL ONCOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Oncology
Chuanhui Chen, Mengzhi Wan, Xiong Peng, Qing Zhang, Yu Liu
Summary: This study examines the function and mechanism of the ceRNA network centered around GPR37 in LUAD. The findings show that high expression of GPR37 in LUAD tissue samples is associated with poor prognosis, and it may regulate the expression of downstream target genes by competitively binding to lncRNA DLEU1 and miR-4458.
TRANSLATIONAL ONCOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Oncology
Junping Li, Hong Hu, Jinping He, Yuling Hu, Manting Liu, Bihui Cao, Dongni Chen, Xiaodie Ye, Jian Zhang, Zhiru Zhang, Wen Long, Hui Lian, Deji Chen, Likun Chen, Lili Yang, Zhenfeng Zhang
Summary: Sequential administration of CDC7 inhibitor XL413 after carboplatin enhances the chemotherapeutic effect of carboplatin on ovarian cancer cells, possibly by inhibiting homologous recombination repair activity and increasing the accumulation of chemotherapy-induced DNA damage.
TRANSLATIONAL ONCOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Oncology
Madison Catalanotto, Joel Markus Vaz, Camille Abshire, Reneau Youngblood, Min Chu, Herbert Levine, Mohit Kumar Jolly, Ana -Maria Dragoi
Summary: The study demonstrates that loss of FLASH in cancer cells leads to a hybrid E/M phenotype with high epithelial scores, suggesting FLASH acts as a repressor of the epithelial phenotype. Additionally, FLASH expression is inversely correlated with the epithelial score and subsets of mesenchymal markers are distinctly up-regulated in FLASH, NPAT, or SLBP-depleted cells.
TRANSLATIONAL ONCOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Oncology
Xiaorui Wang, Na Li, Minying Zheng, Yongjun Yu, Shiwu Zhang
Summary: Adipocytes are derived from pluripotent mesenchymal stem cells and histone modifications play a key role in their differentiation. Recent studies have shown that cancer stem cells can differentiate into adipocytes, reducing the malignancy of cancer cells.
TRANSLATIONAL ONCOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Oncology
Hana Q. Sadida, Alanoud Abdulla, Sara Al Marzooqi, Sheema Hashem, Muzafar A. Macha, Ammira S. Al-Shabeeb Akil, Ajaz A. Bhat
Summary: Cancer heterogeneity and drug resistance are major obstacles to effective cancer treatment, and epigenetic modifications play a pivotal role in these processes. This review explores essential epigenetic modifications, including DNA methylation, histone modifications, and chromatin remodeling, and discusses their complex contributions to cancer biology. However, the interplay of epigenetic and genetic changes in cancer cells presents unique challenges that must be addressed to fully exploit the potential of epigenetic modifications.
TRANSLATIONAL ONCOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Oncology
Pedro De Marchi, Leticia Ferro Leal, Luciane Sussuchi da Silva, Rodrigo de Oliveira Cavagna, Flavio Augusto Ferreira da Silva, Vinicius Duval da Silva, Eduardo C. A. da Silva, Augusto O. Saito, Vladmir C. Cordeiro de Lima, Rui Manuel Reis
Summary: The TIS and IFN-gamma signatures are predictive biomarkers for identifying NSCLC patients who could potentially benefit from immune checkpoint inhibitor therapies.
TRANSLATIONAL ONCOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Oncology
Giovanni Marchi, Anna Rajavuori, Mai T. N. Nguyen, Kaisa Huhtinen, Sinikka Oksa, Sakari Hietanen, Sampsa Hautaniemi, Johanna Hynninen, Jaana Oikkonen
Summary: The study shows that ctDNA can adequately represent high-grade serous ovarian carcinoma (HGSC), and the mutations observed at relapse suggest personalized therapy options.
TRANSLATIONAL ONCOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Oncology
Yuncang Yuan, Jiawei Fan, Dandan Liang, Shijie Wang, Xu Luo, Yongjie Zhu, Nan Liu, Tingxiu Xiang, Xudong Zhao
Summary: This study demonstrates that csGRP78-directed CAR-T cells can selectively kill pancreatic cancer cells, and the combination with chemotherapy enhances cytotoxicity.
TRANSLATIONAL ONCOLOGY
(2024)
Article
Oncology
Niyati Piplani, Tanusri Roy, Neha Saxena, Shamik Sen
Summary: The glycocalyx, a protective barrier surrounding cells, has been found to play a role in cancer cell proliferation, survival, and metastasis. However, its function in maintaining DNA/nuclear integrity during migration through dense matrices has not been explored. This study shows that the bulkiness of the glycocalyx is inversely associated with nuclear stresses, and highlights its mechanical role in shielding migration-associated stresses.
TRANSLATIONAL ONCOLOGY
(2024)