2024
Synergistic Immunoregulation: harnessing CircRNAs and PiRNAs to Amplify PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibition Therapy
Han R, Rao X, Zhou H, Lu L. Synergistic Immunoregulation: harnessing CircRNAs and PiRNAs to Amplify PD-1/PD-L1 Inhibition Therapy. International Journal Of Nanomedicine 2024, 19: 4803-4834. PMID: 38828205, PMCID: PMC11144010, DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s461289.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRegulate PD-L1 expressionPD-L1 expressionPD-1/PD-L1Inhibition therapySensitive to immune checkpoint inhibitorsEfficacy of cancer immunotherapyPD-1/PD-L1 inhibitorsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsAnti-cancer immunityEfficacy of monotherapyExploration of combination strategiesModulate immune responsesMRNA vaccine technologyCheckpoint inhibitorsCancer immunotherapyRNA-based therapiesTreatment strategiesImmunomodulatory effectsCancer therapyImmune responseTherapyCancer treatmentVaccine technologyCombination strategiesCancer
2023
Dynamic changes of circulating soluble PD-1/PD-L1 and its association with patient survival in immune checkpoint blockade-treated melanoma
Lu L, Risch E, Halaban R, Zhen P, Bacchiocchi A, Risch H. Dynamic changes of circulating soluble PD-1/PD-L1 and its association with patient survival in immune checkpoint blockade-treated melanoma. International Immunopharmacology 2023, 118: 110092. PMID: 37004344, DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2023.110092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint blockadeSoluble PD-L1 (sPD-L1) levelsPD-L1 ratioPD-L1 levelsSoluble PD-1Soluble PD-L1PD-L1PD-1Patient survivalSurvival statusPD-1/PD-L1Immune checkpoints PD-1T cell exhaustionPatients' survival statusSolid tumor typesInitial immunotherapyCheckpoint blockadeMelanoma patientsPoor prognosisRetrospective studyPatient responseCell exhaustionTumor typesMelanomaSurvival