2023
CAXII inhibitors: Potential sensitizers for immune checkpoint inhibitors in HCC treatment
Han R, Li J, Hony J, Xiao Z, wang J, Yao M, Liang S, Lu L. CAXII inhibitors: Potential sensitizers for immune checkpoint inhibitors in HCC treatment. Frontiers In Immunology 2023, 14: 1052657. PMID: 37006233, PMCID: PMC10061011, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1052657.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, HepatocellularHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsLigandsLiver NeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsC motif chemokine ligand 8Hepatocellular carcinomaCheckpoint inhibitorsDeath ligand 1 (PD-L1) immunotherapyCell death protein 1Treatment of HCCDeath protein 1Chemokine ligand 8Function of monocytesTumor immunosuppression microenvironmentClinical benefitCombination therapyImmunosuppression microenvironmentLethal malignancyTherapeutic effectEffective treatmentHCC treatmentAdvanced stageProtein 1Ligand 8ImmunotherapyTreatmentXII inhibitorsAnticancer drugs
2021
Intratumour microbiome associated with the infiltration of cytotoxic CD8+ T cells and patient survival in cutaneous melanoma
Zhu G, Su H, Johnson CH, Khan SA, Kluger H, Lu L. Intratumour microbiome associated with the infiltration of cytotoxic CD8+ T cells and patient survival in cutaneous melanoma. European Journal Of Cancer 2021, 151: 25-34. PMID: 33962358, PMCID: PMC8184628, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2021.03.053.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBacteriaBacterial LoadBacterial TranslocationChemokinesClostridialesCytotoxicity, ImmunologicFemaleGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansLymphocyte CountLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedPrognosisSkin NeoplasmsT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicTumor MicroenvironmentYoung AdultConceptsT cellsCutaneous melanomaPatient survivalGut microbiomeAdjusted hazard ratioT cell infiltrationChemokine gene expressionChemokine levelsCytotoxic CD8Hazard ratioSystemic inflammationShorter survivalCCL5 expressionPatient outcomesCD8Immune responseMortality riskGut microbiotaSurvival analysisMelanomaTumor nicheHuman cancersSurvivalSignificant correlationPositive association