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Chest malignancies such as non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or pleural mesothelioma (PM) have an ominous prognosis. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) of NSCLC and PM improves patient survival, but the precise underlying mechanism remains unknown…
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Programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression is used in treatment decision-making for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer, determining if immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) are recommended. Patient selection for ICI treat…
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Dupilumab has been added to National Cancer Comprehensive Network guidelines as a therapeutic strategy for managing certain cutaneous immune-related adverse events (cirAEs) from immune checkpoint blockade (ICB). However, little is known abo…
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Mutations in genes encoding DNA repair factors, which facilitate mismatch repair, homologous recombination, or DNA polymerase functions, are known to enhance tumor immunogenicity. Ataxia telangiectasia mutated (ATM) is a central regulator o…
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) of programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) or cytotoxic T-lymphocytes-associated protein 4 (CTLA-4) reinvigorate strong polyclonal T-cell immune responses against tumor cells. For many patients, these ther…
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The addition of a programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibitor, either atezolizumab or durvalumab, to platinum-etoposide prolonged survival in a limited subset of patients with extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC). Preclinical st…
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors have revolutionized the treatment of solid tumors, enhancing clinical outcomes by releasing T cells from inhibitory effects of receptors like programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1). Despite these advancements, a…
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Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy depends on T cells that are genetically modified to recognize and attack cancer cells. Their effectiveness thus hinges on the functionality of a patient’s own T cells. Since CAR T-cell th…
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Effector regulatory T cells expressing C-C chemokine receptor 4 (CCR4) suppress antitumor immune responses. We conducted a phase I clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of preoperative combination therapy with mogamulizumab (an…
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Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) can induce antitumor efficacy but also induces immune-related adverse events. Systemically administered ICB can activate immune cells throughout the host. Conditionally active ICB with proteolytically cleave…
