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Many patients with cancer benefit little from immune checkpoint blockade (ICB), a major obstacle to immunotherapy for decades. Finding alternative immune checkpoints that control CD8+ T-cell exhaustion is urgent if we are to improve the eff…
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Immune checkpoint blockade targeting programmed death-1/programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-1/PD-L1) has revolutionized cancer therapy. However, its efficacy is frequently limited by primary and acquired resistance. While inflammatory signals tra…
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Immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-related inflammatory arthritis occurs in approximately 6% of ICI-treated patients, and is often long-lasting. The clinical presentation is heterogeneous, and often loosely resembles either rheumatoid arthri…
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Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains a major challenge for immunotherapy due to its immunologically cold tumor nature, characterized by poor T cell infiltration and a highly suppressive tumor microenvironment. Here, we propose a …
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The N-terminal domain of gasdermin D (GSDMD) is a known suppressor of prostate cancer (PCa), primarily recognized for its tumoricidal pyroptotic function. However, research on the full-length GSDMD protein and its relationship with PCa rema…
Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma (CSCC) is a highly prevalent malignancy with rising incidence, particularly among elderly and immunosuppressed individuals. Although most early-stage cases are cured with surgery, a relevant minority present with high…
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Pegenzileukin (SAR444245), a pegylated non-alpha recombinant human interleukin (IL)-2 variant, avoids engagement of the IL-2 receptor α subunit (IL-2Rα) chain and associated toxicities, while retaining engagement of IL-2Rβ,…
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Neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy (NACI) has shown promising results in treating esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC), yet the mechanisms driving its efficacy remain poorly defined, limiting further optimization of this regimen.
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Mesothelin (MSLN)-targeted chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy shows an effective and long-lasting response in high MSLN-expressing tumors, but fails to treat tumors with heterogeneous levels of antigen expression. Here we descri…
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CD19-directed chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies have transformed the treatment landscape for pediatric B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL), yet relapses driven by antigen escape remain a major limitation. Dual-targeti…
