Trends in cancerPub Date : 2024-10-24DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2024.10.006
Meggy Suarez-Carmona, Niels Halama
{"title":"Neoadjuvant combination immunotherapy in MSI/dMMR colorectal cancer.","authors":"Meggy Suarez-Carmona, Niels Halama","doi":"10.1016/j.trecan.2024.10.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trecan.2024.10.006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Neoadjuvant immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI) is a new approach to treat patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). The effects of combined neoadjuvant ICI in locally advanced, DNA mismatch repair (dMMR)-deficient/microsatellite instable (MSI) CRC were recently reported by de Gooyer et al. from the NICHE-3 trial. Further studies will determine whether these impressive pathological responses lead to long-term clinical benefit.</p>","PeriodicalId":23336,"journal":{"name":"Trends in cancer","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142508858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A new enhancer for anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy: PCSK9 inhibition.","authors":"Shengbo Sun, Zhengyang Yang, Hongwei Yao, Zhongtao Zhang","doi":"10.1016/j.trecan.2024.10.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trecan.2024.10.002","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1)/PD-1 ligand 1 (PD-L1) immunotherapy has shown promising results in cancer treatment, improving clinical outcomes and prolonging patient survival. However, most patients exhibit low response rates to PD-1/PD-L1 blockade, highlighting the urgent need for new enhancers. Increasing data now demonstrate that inhibiting proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9), a serine proteinase, can enhance the antitumor efficacy of anti-PD-1/PD-L1 immunotherapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":23336,"journal":{"name":"Trends in cancer","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142508856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in cancerPub Date : 2024-10-21DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2024.09.010
Pavel Vodicka, Sona Vodenkova, Natalie Danesova, Ludmila Vodickova, Renata Zobalova, Kristyna Tomasova, Stepana Boukalova, Michael V Berridge, Jiri Neuzil
{"title":"Mitochondrial DNA damage, repair, and replacement in cancer.","authors":"Pavel Vodicka, Sona Vodenkova, Natalie Danesova, Ludmila Vodickova, Renata Zobalova, Kristyna Tomasova, Stepana Boukalova, Michael V Berridge, Jiri Neuzil","doi":"10.1016/j.trecan.2024.09.010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trecan.2024.09.010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mitochondria are vital organelles with their own DNA (mtDNA). mtDNA is circular and composed of heavy and light chains that are structurally more accessible than nuclear DNA (nDNA). While nDNA is typically diploid, the number of mtDNA copies per cell is higher and varies considerably during development and between tissues. Compared with nDNA, mtDNA is more prone to damage that is positively linked to many diseases, including cancer. Similar to nDNA, mtDNA undergoes repair processes, although these mechanisms are less well understood. In this review, we discuss the various forms of mtDNA damage and repair and their association with cancer initiation and progression. We also propose horizontal mitochondrial transfer as a novel mechanism for replacing damaged mtDNA.</p>","PeriodicalId":23336,"journal":{"name":"Trends in cancer","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142508857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in cancerPub Date : 2024-10-10DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2024.09.007
Santiago Haase, Stephen Carney, Maria Luisa Varela, Devarshi Mukherji, Ziwen Zhu, Yingxiang Li, Felipe J Nuñez, Pedro R Lowenstein, Maria G Castro
{"title":"Epigenetic reprogramming in pediatric gliomas: from molecular mechanisms to therapeutic implications.","authors":"Santiago Haase, Stephen Carney, Maria Luisa Varela, Devarshi Mukherji, Ziwen Zhu, Yingxiang Li, Felipe J Nuñez, Pedro R Lowenstein, Maria G Castro","doi":"10.1016/j.trecan.2024.09.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trecan.2024.09.007","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Brain tumors in children and adults differ greatly in patient outcomes and responses to radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Moreover, the prevalence of recurrent mutations in histones and chromatin regulatory proteins in pediatric and young adult gliomas suggests that the chromatin landscape is rewired to support oncogenic programs. These early somatic mutations dysregulate widespread genomic loci by altering the distribution of histone post-translational modifications (PTMs) and, in consequence, causing changes in chromatin accessibility and in the histone code, leading to gene transcriptional changes. We review how distinct chromatin imbalances in glioma subtypes impact on oncogenic features such as cellular fate, proliferation, immune landscape, and radio resistance. Understanding these mechanisms of epigenetic dysregulation carries substantial implications for advancing targeted epigenetic therapies.</p>","PeriodicalId":23336,"journal":{"name":"Trends in cancer","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142406950","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in cancerPub Date : 2024-10-09DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2024.09.006
Xinran An, Justin Paoloni, Yuseong Oh, Jamie B Spangler
{"title":"Engineering growth factor ligands and receptors for therapeutic innovation.","authors":"Xinran An, Justin Paoloni, Yuseong Oh, Jamie B Spangler","doi":"10.1016/j.trecan.2024.09.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trecan.2024.09.006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Growth factors signal through engagement and activation of their respective cell surface receptors to choreograph an array of cellular functions, including proliferation, growth, repair, migration, differentiation, and survival. Because of their vital role in determining cell fate and maintaining homeostasis, dysregulation of growth factor pathways leads to the development and/or progression of disease, particularly in the context of cancer. Exciting advances in protein engineering technologies have enabled innovative strategies to redesign naturally occurring growth factor ligands and receptors as targeted therapeutics. We review growth factor protein engineering efforts, including affinity modulation, molecular fusion, the design of decoy receptors, dual specificity constructs, and vaccines. Collectively, these approaches are catapulting next-generation drugs to treat cancer and a host of other conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":23336,"journal":{"name":"Trends in cancer","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142401444","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in cancerPub Date : 2024-10-05DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2024.09.005
Venkata Narasimha Kadali, Ofer Shoshani
{"title":"Aberrant nuclei with amplified DNA in cancer.","authors":"Venkata Narasimha Kadali, Ofer Shoshani","doi":"10.1016/j.trecan.2024.09.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trecan.2024.09.005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gene amplification in the form of extrachromosomal DNA (ecDNA) or intrachromosomal homogenous staining regions (HSRs) is an emerging hallmark in cancer. Recent studies implicate abnormal nuclear structures in the biogenesis and evolution of amplified DNA. Here, we discuss how the interplay between aberrant nuclei and gene amplification drives cancer therapy resistance and metastasis.</p>","PeriodicalId":23336,"journal":{"name":"Trends in cancer","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142381736","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in cancerPub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-08-19DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2024.07.008
Esther Redin, Álvaro Quintanal-Villalonga, Charles M Rudin
{"title":"Small cell lung cancer profiling: an updated synthesis of subtypes, vulnerabilities, and plasticity.","authors":"Esther Redin, Álvaro Quintanal-Villalonga, Charles M Rudin","doi":"10.1016/j.trecan.2024.07.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trecan.2024.07.008","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a devastating disease with high proliferative and metastatic capacity. SCLC has been classified into molecular subtypes based on differential expression of lineage-defining transcription factors. Recent studies have proposed new subtypes that are based on both tumor-intrinsic and -extrinsic factors. SCLC demonstrates substantial intratumoral subtype heterogeneity characterized by highly plastic transcriptional states, indicating that the initially dominant subtype can shift during disease progression and in association with resistance to therapy. Strategies to promote or constrain plasticity and cell fate transitions have nominated novel targets that could prompt the development of more durably effective therapies for patients with SCLC. In this review, we describe the latest advances in SCLC subtype classification and their biological and clinical implications.</p>","PeriodicalId":23336,"journal":{"name":"Trends in cancer","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142009523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in cancerPub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-08-20DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2024.07.010
Inês A Batista, José C Machado, Sonia A Melo
{"title":"Advances in exosomes utilization for clinical applications in cancer.","authors":"Inês A Batista, José C Machado, Sonia A Melo","doi":"10.1016/j.trecan.2024.07.010","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trecan.2024.07.010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Exosomes are regarded as having transformative potential for clinical applications. Exosome-based liquid biopsies offer a noninvasive method for early cancer detection and real-time disease monitoring. Clinical trials are underway to validate the efficacy of exosomal biomarkers for enhancing diagnostic accuracy and predicting treatment responses. Additionally, engineered exosomes are being developed as targeted drug delivery systems that can navigate the bloodstream to deliver therapeutic agents to tumor sites, thus enhancing treatment efficacy while minimizing systemic toxicity. Exosomes also exhibit immunomodulatory properties, which are being harnessed to boost antitumor immune responses. In this review, we detail the latest advances in clinical trials and research studies, underscoring the potential of exosomes to revolutionize cancer care.</p>","PeriodicalId":23336,"journal":{"name":"Trends in cancer","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142018776","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in cancerPub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-08-14DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2024.07.006
S Spelier, S Derksen, R Hofland, J M Beekman, B Yetkin-Arik
{"title":"CFTR and colorectal cancer susceptibility: an urgent need for further studies.","authors":"S Spelier, S Derksen, R Hofland, J M Beekman, B Yetkin-Arik","doi":"10.1016/j.trecan.2024.07.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trecan.2024.07.006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene result in cystic fibrosis, a multiorgan disease characterized by aberrant epithelial cell fluid secretion. Recent studies describe a connection between CFTR malfunctioning and a heightened susceptibility to colorectal cancer (CRC). Here, we outline these links and suggest directions for further studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":23336,"journal":{"name":"Trends in cancer","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141988912","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Trends in cancerPub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-08-06DOI: 10.1016/j.trecan.2024.07.005
Steven A Frank, Itai Yanai
{"title":"The origin of novel traits in cancer.","authors":"Steven A Frank, Itai Yanai","doi":"10.1016/j.trecan.2024.07.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.trecan.2024.07.005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The traditional view of cancer emphasizes a genes-first process. Novel cancer traits arise by genetic mutations that spread to drive phenotypic change. However, recent data support a phenotypes-first process in which nonheritable cellular variability creates novel traits that later become heritably stabilized by genetic and epigenetic changes. Single-cell measurements reinforce the idea that phenotypes lead genotypes, showing how cancer evolution follows normal developmental plasticity and creates novel traits by recombining parts of different cellular developmental programs. In parallel, studies in evolutionary biology also support a phenotypes-first process driven by developmental plasticity and developmental recombination. These advances in cancer research and evolutionary biology mutually reinforce a revolution in our understanding of how cells and organisms evolve novel traits in response to environmental challenges.</p>","PeriodicalId":23336,"journal":{"name":"Trends in cancer","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":14.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141903028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}