Dissecting the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironments in Glioblastoma-on-a-Chip for optimized PD-1 immunotherapy
Cui X, Ma C, Vasudevaraja V, Serrano J, Tong J, Peng Y, Delorenzo M, Shen G, Frenster J, Morales R, Qian W, Tsirigos A, Chi A, Jain R, Kurz S, Sulman E, Placantonakis D, Snuderl M, Chen W. Dissecting the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironments in Glioblastoma-on-a-Chip for optimized PD-1 immunotherapy. ELife 2020, 9: e52253. PMID: 32909947, PMCID: PMC7556869, DOI: 10.7554/elife.52253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsGlioblastomaImmunotherapyLab-On-A-Chip DevicesProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorTumor MicroenvironmentConceptsProgrammed cell death protein 1Immunosuppressive tumor microenvironmentTumor-associated macrophagesTumor microenvironmentCD163+ tumor-associated macrophagesPD-1/PD-L1 immune checkpointCSF-1R inhibitor BLZ945Molecularly distinct GBM subtypesCell death protein 1Anti-PD-1 immunotherapyT cell functionNivolumab efficacyImmunotherapy efficacyImmune checkpointsImmune signaturesImmunosuppressive mechanismsT cellsM2-TAMsCo-administeredGlioblastoma patientsIL-10CSF-1RCSF-1ImmunotherapyProneural glioblastomaAdvances in Molecular Classification and Therapeutic Opportunities in Meningiomas
Cordova C, Kurz S. Advances in Molecular Classification and Therapeutic Opportunities in Meningiomas. Current Oncology Reports 2020, 22: 84. PMID: 32617743, DOI: 10.1007/s11912-020-00937-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWHO classification of CNS tumorsClassification of CNS tumorsWHO classificationCNS tumorsWHO grade IDNA methylation patternsBiology of meningiomasClinical trial designPrognostic implicationsTERT promoterTumor biologyGrade IMethylation patternsHistopathological featuresGenetic alterationsEffective therapyLoss of functionMeningiomasMolecular classificationReviewOur understandingDMD geneEpigenetic alterationsTumorEpigenetic changesTherapeutic opportunities