- |||||||||| Review, Journal: Microglia in Alzheimer's Disease: Exploring how Genetics and Phenotype Influence Risk. (Pubmed Central) - Mar 22, 2020
Microglia are quite sensitive to their local environment, suggesting the need to more fully recapitulate an in vivo environment to study this highly plastic cell type. Likely only by combining the above approaches, will the field fully elucidate the molecular pathways that regulate microglia and influence neurodegeneration, in turn uncovering potential new targets for future therapeutic development.
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Moreover, increased circulating MDSC levels robustly associate with advanced BC stage and positive lymph node status. By being more abundant and more effective T cell suppressors, BC patient-derived circulating MDSCs exert a dual immunosuppressive effect. Our findings pave the way to develop novel diagnostic and immunotherapeutic strategies, aimed at detecting and inhibiting MDSCs in patients with BC.
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Quantitative evaluation of the differentiated leukemic cells of APL and recovered cells from normal hematopoiesis in PB can provide useful information for a safer induction therapy. No significant difference was noted in the kinetics of the leukemic cells under ATRA treatment as well as in the clinical features between our patient without RARA-PML and those with t (15;17), which is a cytogenetic evidence for the critical role of PML-RARA in the pathogenesis of APL.
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Review, Journal, IO Biomarker: New drugs creating new challenges in acute myeloid leukemia. (Pubmed Central) - Mar 10, 2020 This flurry of new drug approvals has markedly altered the treatment landscape in AML and provided new opportunities, as well as new challenges for treating clinicians. This review will focus on how these drugs might shape clinical practice and the hurdles likely to be faced by new therapies seeking entry into this dynamic and rapidly changing therapeutic landscape.
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The first memorable success in this field was imatinib, a first-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI), which has been applied in chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) since 2001...Recently, the second generation TKIs, dasatinib, nilotinib, and ponatinib, have also been available for CML patients...Notably, chemotherapy plus midostaurin improved survival compared with chemotherapy alone...Gemtuzumab ozogamicin, a selective anti-CD33 antibody-calicheamicin conjugate, is approved for clinical practice. Many molecular targeting agents are now being used for hematological malignancies.
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Journal: DNA-PK Inhibitor, M3814, as a New Combination Partner of Mylotarg in the Treatment of Acute Myeloid Leukemia. (Pubmed Central) - Mar 3, 2020 Combination of M3814 with Mylotarg in two AML xenograft models, MV4-11 and HL-60, demonstrated increased efficacy and significantly improved survival benefit without elevated body weight loss. Our results support a new application for pharmacological DNA-PK inhibitors as enhancers of Mylotarg and a potential new combination treatment option for AML patients.
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Expression of intracellular iNOS by CD33+ monocytes is maintained and not significantly altered after frozen storage of PBMC from IgE- and IgE+ adults. While overall inflammation may be increased in HPV+ patients with recurrent disease, based on the current study, the tumor associated inflammation may be contributing to an enhanced immunosuppressive environment.
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We showed that high levels of CD33 were consistently expressed on human skin mast cells, and that the antigenic-liposomes with CD33 ligand prevented IgE-mediated bronchoconstriction in slices of human lung. The results demonstrated the potential of exploiting CD33 to desensitize mast cells to provide a therapeutic window for administering allergen immunotherapy without triggering anaphylaxis.
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In this review we focus on AML-specific T cell engaging bispecific antibodies and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells. We review antigens being explored for T cell-based immunotherapy in AML, describe the landscape of clinical trials upcoming for bispecific antibodies and CAR T cells, and highlight strategies to overcome additional challenges facing translation of T cell-based immunotherapy for AML.
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Journal: CD33+ Immature Myeloid Cells Critically Predict Recurrence in Advanced Gastric Cancer. (Pubmed Central) - Feb 15, 2020 Recruitment of CD33+ immature myeloid cells critically predict hematogenous recurrences in curatively resected advanced GC. These results give rational to focusing on CD33+ myeloid-derived cells as a novel approach to tackle advanced GC.
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Journal, PD(L)-1 Biomarker, IO Biomarker: Targeting the arginine metabolic brake enhances immunotherapy for leukaemia. (Pubmed Central) - Feb 7, 2020 Inhibition of arginine metabolism enhanced the proliferation and cytotoxicity of anti-NYESO T cells against AZA/VOR treated AML blasts, and can boost anti-CD33 Chimeric Antigen Receptor-T cell cytotoxicity. Therefore measurement of plasma arginine concentrations in combination with therapeutic targeting of arginase activity in AML blasts could be a key adjunct to immunotherapy.
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We have demonstrated that aggressive thyroid cancer at presentation or during follow-up is characterized by a circulating immunophenotype comprising of increased immune suppressor cells (regulatory T cells, MDSCs, effector memory T cells) but decreased immune activator cells (CD4+ T cells, gamma delta T cells, NK T-like cells, central memory T cells) as compared to less aggressive thyroid cancer. This circulating immunophenotype serves as a biomarker for cancer prognosis and could guide use of novel immunotherapies for advanced thyroid cancer.
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Clinical, Journal, PD(L)-1 Biomarker, IO Biomarker: Targeting monocyte-intrinsic enhancer reprogramming improves immunotherapy efficacy in hepatocellular carcinoma. (Pubmed Central) - Jan 30, 2020 This circulating immunophenotype serves as a biomarker for cancer prognosis and could guide use of novel immunotherapies for advanced thyroid cancer. Our results signify how non-tumour-intrinsic properties in the desmoplastic microenvironment can be exploited to reinstate immunosurveillance, providing readily translatable combination strategies to empower HCC immunotherapy.
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It is unknown whether such approaches targeting AML will spare normal hematopoiesis or would need to be used in combination with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Here we review the current state of cell therapy for patients with AML and consider future prospects.
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