{"title":"64P Artificial intelligence (AI) tools established for the optimization of immunotherapy of cancer","authors":"A.A. Tarhini, P. Dave, I. El Naqa","doi":"10.1016/j.iotech.2025.101147","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.iotech.2025.101147","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73352,"journal":{"name":"Immuno-oncology technology","volume":"28 ","pages":"Article 101147"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145836574","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
D. Diaz-Jimenez , M.R. Ghigna , V.M. Albarran Artahona , A. Lopez Gutierrez , J. Adam , M. Aldea , J-P. Dales , G. Granier , N. Cozic , F. Barlesi , D. Planchard , A. Levy , C. Le Pechoux , B. Besse , J. Remon Masip
{"title":"7P MTAP-deletion and correlation with tumor microenvironment in resected stage IIIpN2-NSCLC: A LungART trial substudy","authors":"D. Diaz-Jimenez , M.R. Ghigna , V.M. Albarran Artahona , A. Lopez Gutierrez , J. Adam , M. Aldea , J-P. Dales , G. Granier , N. Cozic , F. Barlesi , D. Planchard , A. Levy , C. Le Pechoux , B. Besse , J. Remon Masip","doi":"10.1016/j.iotech.2025.101092","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.iotech.2025.101092","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73352,"journal":{"name":"Immuno-oncology technology","volume":"28 ","pages":"Article 101092"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145836755","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Abooali , X. Lei , I.M. Yasinska , S. Schlichtner , R. Hussain , G. Siligardi , T.-M. Gianga , S.M. Berger , D. Cholewa , B.F. Gibbs , E. Fasler-Kan , V.V. Sumbayev
{"title":"Ligand-receptor interactions of V-domain Ig-containing suppressor of T cell activation and programmed death-1 suppress the anticancer activities of T cells","authors":"M. Abooali , X. Lei , I.M. Yasinska , S. Schlichtner , R. Hussain , G. Siligardi , T.-M. Gianga , S.M. Berger , D. Cholewa , B.F. Gibbs , E. Fasler-Kan , V.V. Sumbayev","doi":"10.1016/j.iotech.2025.101533","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.iotech.2025.101533","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>V-domain immunoglobulin-containing suppressor of T cell activation (VISTA) is a unique multifunctional immune checkpoint protein, which can display both receptor and ligand properties. It plays a crucial role in the cancer immune evasion machinery operated by a wide range of human malignancies and may thus be considered as a potential target for immunotherapy of cancer. Receptors of VISTA through which this protein transmits immunosuppressive signals under various normal and pathological conditions remain to be identified.</div></div><div><h3>Materials and methods</h3><div>To conduct the study, we used human recombinant proteins and various human cell lines as well as primary T cells. A wide range of techniques including tissue culture and co-cultures, Western blot analysis, on-cell Western, ELISA, co-immunoprecipitation, biochemical assays and synchrotron radiation circular dichroism spectroscopy were employed.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Here we report for the first time that VISTA has affinity to programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) and binds it as a ligand. We found that when interacting with PD-1, VISTA suppresses interleukin 2 production by T helper cells. These effects were confirmed in the <em>in vitro</em> and <em>ex vivo</em> experiments. Affinity of VISTA to PD-1 was also characterised and found to be moderate, with a <em>K</em><sub>d</sub> of ∼2.3 μM detected by synchrotron radiation circular dichroism spectroscopy.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>These results open a completely new chapter in our understanding of the concept of immune checkpoint proteins, where some of them clearly show both ligand and receptor activities and display multifunctional properties.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":73352,"journal":{"name":"Immuno-oncology technology","volume":"28 ","pages":"Article 101533"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145748242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
U. Salazar , P. Cioffi , B. Taskoparan , I. Moraga , S. Mitra , J. vom Berg
{"title":"Protein engineering to overcome limitations of key cytokines in cancer immunotherapy: current approaches and future perspectives","authors":"U. Salazar , P. Cioffi , B. Taskoparan , I. Moraga , S. Mitra , J. vom Berg","doi":"10.1016/j.iotech.2025.101064","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.iotech.2025.101064","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Given their central role in immune regulation, cytokines have long been considered attractive therapeutic agents, particularly in cancer immunotherapy. Despite a strong preclinical and clinical rationale, only a limited number of cytokines have been approved for cancer immunotherapy to date, and their clinical use often remains limited to specialized centers. Here we briefly review the biological traits that make some of the most widely studied cytokines—specifically, interleukin (IL)-2, IL-15, and IL-12—attractive for immunotherapy and, conversely, the challenges encountered during their clinical translation. Focusing on these three cytokines in the context of systemic or local delivery, we highlight protein engineering strategies that address challenges to increase their therapeutic index, such as poor tolerability, short serum half-life, and pleiotropy. For systemic delivery, these strategies include the use of shielded cytokines and immunocytokines to elicit tissue context-dependent activity by taking advantage of unique characteristics of the tumor microenvironment (TME). Half-life extension domains to increase serum prevalence, partial agonism to restrict activity to intended effector cells, and <em>cis</em>-targeting are also discussed. For local administration, we review protein modifications intended to increase prevalence in the tumor, including increased size, adhesion to the extracellular matrix, targeting tumor-associated antigens, or targeting immune effector cells in the TME. Looking ahead, we anticipate the development of novel approaches such as reversible, context-dependent switches, and an increasing number of combinations of individual modifications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":73352,"journal":{"name":"Immuno-oncology technology","volume":"28 ","pages":"Article 101064"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145128268","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
L. Elsalem , B. Alarareh , N. Al-Azzam , O. Halalsheh
{"title":"73eP CCL1 and CXCL12 inflammatory cytokines are associated with bladder cancer and clinical parameters","authors":"L. Elsalem , B. Alarareh , N. Al-Azzam , O. Halalsheh","doi":"10.1016/j.iotech.2025.101155","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.iotech.2025.101155","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73352,"journal":{"name":"Immuno-oncology technology","volume":"28 ","pages":"Article 101155"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145836524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H.M.W. Munir , A.M. Lombardi , F. Picca , A. Proment , J. Tao , L. Giordanengo , L. Minori , V. Botta , M. Lambertin , F. Bersani , F. Napoli , L. Righi , S. Novello , G. Scagliotti , D. Sangiolo , R. Taulli , E. Vigna
{"title":"111P MET-CAR cytokine induced killer lymphocytes: A novel immunotherapy for malignant pleural mesothelioma","authors":"H.M.W. Munir , A.M. Lombardi , F. Picca , A. Proment , J. Tao , L. Giordanengo , L. Minori , V. Botta , M. Lambertin , F. Bersani , F. Napoli , L. Righi , S. Novello , G. Scagliotti , D. Sangiolo , R. Taulli , E. Vigna","doi":"10.1016/j.iotech.2025.101196","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.iotech.2025.101196","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73352,"journal":{"name":"Immuno-oncology technology","volume":"28 ","pages":"Article 101196"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145837261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Carlier , G. de Streel , S. Lucas , J-P. Machiels
{"title":"37P Peripheral blood immune cell profiling by single cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) to predict anti-PD1 efficacy in recurrent and/or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (R/M SCCHN)","authors":"S. Carlier , G. de Streel , S. Lucas , J-P. Machiels","doi":"10.1016/j.iotech.2025.101120","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.iotech.2025.101120","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73352,"journal":{"name":"Immuno-oncology technology","volume":"28 ","pages":"Article 101120"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145839488","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}