Almost every successful anticancer treatment has been preceded by preclinical scientific breakthroughs that encouraged clinical development. However, therapeutic strategies showing promising preclinical results often fail to confirm activity in clinic…

Myeloid cells are a diverse group of immune cell types with systemic and organ-specific functions. Myeloid cells are frequently found in the tumor microenvironment and their infiltration correlates with survival and response to treatment. High myeloid…

The role of type I interferon (IFN) in mediating tumor immunosurveillance, in situ vaccination, and response to other cancer immunotherapies is well established. The biologic and species-specific differences between type I IFN family members have not …

RNA molecules are subject to extensive post-transcriptional modifications that fine-tune their stability, localization, and function. Among the more than 100 known RNA modifications, N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most abundant internal mark on eukar…

The tumor microenvironment (TME) plays a crucial role in shaping the response to immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). While immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized NSCLC treatment, a significant proportion of patients e…

Immuno-oncology and the advent of immunotherapies, in particular immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), have fundamentally altered the way we treat cancer. Yet only a small subset of patients actually responds to ICIs, and many face significant adverse …

Tumor organoids have emerged as transformative tools in cancer research, enabling the study of tumor biology and immunology in a physiologically relevant, three-dimensional in vitro environment. Derived from patient tumor samples, these self-organizin…

Immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting negative regulatory checkpoints including programmed death-1 (PD-1) and cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 have produced significant improvements in progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival i…

Immunotherapy, including immune checkpoint inhibition, has transformed the prognosis of many patients with cancer. However, most patients have primary or secondary resistant tumors to currently available cancer immunotherapies. Changes in glycosylatio…

Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a rare and highly aggressive pediatric brain tumor with a median survival of less than 12 months. The tumor arises in the pons, making surgical resection unfeasible and limiting treatment options to palliativ…