Background
While adipose tissue constitutes a substantial proportion of breast composition, the functional characteristics and pathological relevance of the adipocyte microenvironment in breast carcinogenesis remain undercharacterized. This study empl…
Background
The adoptive transfer of T cells engineered to express chimeric antigen receptors (CAR-T) has shown high efficacy and safety in treating various hematologic malignancies. However, many hematologic disorders, such as BCR::ABL1-negative myelo…
Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) exemplifies the paradigm of immunogenic tumors that nonetheless develop sophisticated immune evasion mechanisms. This is in line with the observation that MCC exhibits remarkable susceptibility to immune checkpoint inhibito…
Sarcomas are rare malignancies of mesenchymal origin, characterized by significant biological and clinical heterogeneity. Many subtypes demonstrate limited sensitivity to standard systemic treatments, including immune checkpoint inhibitors. Cell thera…
Purpose
Chemoradiotherapy (CRT) combined with anti-PD-1 for locally advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) has shown promising efficacy but lack the predictive biomarkers to identify patients who could benefit from this therapy. The predic…
Background
Although immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have significantly improved outcomes for patients with certain cancers, their efficacy is largely confined to “hot” tumors characterized by robust infiltration of tumor-specific CD8+ T cells. Con…
Background
Granzyme K (GZMK) is a serine protease known for its perforin-dependent cytotoxicity. However, the non-cytotoxic role of GZMK in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) remains largely elusive.
Methods
Multiomics datasets were integrated to investigate…
Background
Engineering chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells with logic-gated synthetic Notch (synNotch) receptor circuits can enhance specificity and mitigate on-target/off-tumor toxicity. However, the conventional synNotch system uses two lentivir…
Background
Intratumoral regulatory T cells (Tregs) are associated with diminished antitumor immunity and poor prognosis in many cancers, with tumor-infiltrating effector Tregs expressing high levels of cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated protein 4 (CTLA…
Adoptive cell therapy (ACT) has demonstrated curative potential in select cancers, but its translation to solid tumors such as ovarian cancer (OC) has been hindered by multiple factors, including tumor heterogeneity, immune exclusion, and a profoundly…
