Immune-stimulating antibody conjugates (ISACs) have emerged as a promising class of therapeutics, employing design principles similar to antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) but replacing cytotoxic payloads with immune-stimulatory agents. These agents enha…
SU2C-SARC032 establishes addition of perioperative pembrolizumab as a new treatment option for high-risk localized extremity soft tissue sarcoma (STS). For patients with stage III undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma or dedifferentiated/pleomorphic li…
DNA mismatch repair deficiency has been identified as a biomarker that strongly correlates with tumor response to anti-programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) checkpoint blockade therapy in the metastatic setting. In a promising Phase 2 study published…
Research on neoadjuvant immunotherapy (NAI) is increasingly focusing on immunotherapy-related adverse events (AEs). However, many unknowns remain in this field. Hence, through the machine learning (ML)-driven informatics analysis, this study aimed to …
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains a leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, with systemic therapies constituting the cornerstone of treatment for advanced-stage disease. While lenvatinib has been a widely used first-line agent, the a…
Tumor-associated antigens (TAAs) are the targets of several therapeutic cancer vaccines. However, many TAAs contain epitopes identical to unintended targets, creating shared epitopes with other human proteins in normal tissues. Moreover, for some TAAs…
T-cell immunoglobin and mucin-domain containing molecule 3 (TIM-3) is an immune checkpoint receptor and a target for immune checkpoint blockers (ICBs). Unfortunately in human patients the success rate of anti-TIM-3 ICB remains rather limited. Multiple…
Abrogating the immunoevasive role of the tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) represents a critical yet still elusive challenge in cancer treatment. Progress in this area has been hampered by both technological limitations and incomplete understanding…
A team of scientists led by Quigley Goa demonstrates that Poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors (PARPi) can induce tumor cell death in a manner that allows immune cells to better recognize and attack the tumor. Specifically, PARPi are approved…
