ReviewFrontiers in immunology2023
Targeting the immune microenvironment for ovarian cancer therapy.
Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 63 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Efficacy of PD-1/PDL-1 inhibitors for ovarian cancer: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Future oncology (London, England) · 2025Pooled it
- First-in-human phase I/II, open-label study of mRNA-2416 alone or combined with durvalumab in patients with advanced solid tumors and ovarian cancer.The oncologist · 2025Trial
- Inhibiting CXCR2 Remodels the Tumor Microenvironment and Blunts Tumor Progression and Dissemination of High-Grade Serous Carcinoma.Cancer research communications · 2026Article
- Immunological and prognostic impact of NRF2 in high grade serous ovarian cancer.Genes and immunity · 2026Article
- Defining the Role of Progesterone Signaling in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer Using Fallopian Tube Models.Research square · 2026Article
- Advances in immunotherapies in ovarian cancer.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2026Review
- Single-cell transcriptomics identifies key immune-suppressive cells and their driver genes in the bladder cancer microenvironment with prognostic implications.Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG · 2026Article
- Nitric oxide-dependent stabilization of vimentin confers chemoresistance in ovarian cancer.Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids · 2026Article
- Limited Clinical Benefit of Immune Checkpoint Inhibition in Ovarian Cancer with Opportunities in Selected Subtypes.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Comprehensive analysis of metabolic reprogramming-related gene signatures for predicting ovarian cancer prognosis, the immune landscape, and potential treatment options.Discover oncology · 2026Article
- Translational Perspectives on Cell-Free Mitochondrial DNA as a Biomarker in Gynecological Cancers: Current Limitations and Future Research Directions.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- Aging-Driven Immunosuppression: The Role of Tregs in the Ovarian Tumor Microenvironment.Aging cell · 2026Article
- Immuno-molecular features associated with exceptional recurrence-free survivorship from Ovarian Cancer in the pre-PARP era.NPJ genomic medicine · 2026Article
- Artificial intelligence-assisted spatial omics-based biomimetic nanoplatform for intelligent and precise intervention in the immunosuppressive core region of ovarian cancer.NPJ precision oncology · 2026Review
- Ovarian cancer.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2026Review
- Distinct immune microenvironments in ovarian cancer subtypes indicate potential for immunotherapies.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Article
- Advances in Next-Generation Immunotherapies for Ovarian Cancer: Mechanisms of Immune Evasion and Novel Therapeutic Targets.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1 inhibition reverses cancer-associated fibroblast-mediated immunosuppression in high-grade serous ovarian cancer.FEBS open bio · 2026Article
- Current Developments of CAR-T and CAR-NK Cell Therapies for Ovarian Cancer.Stem cell reviews and reports · 2026Review
- Targeting Monocytes and Their Derivatives in Ovarian Cancer: Opportunities for Innovation in Prognosis and Therapy.Cancers · 2026Review
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Abstract
Ovarian cancer (OC) is an aggressive malignancy characterized by a complex immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME). Immune checkpoint inhibitors have emerged as a breakthrough in cancer therapy by reactivating the antitumor immune response suppressed by tumor cells. However, in the case of OC, these inhibitors have failed to demonstrate significant improvements in patient outcomes, and existing biomarkers have not yet identified promising subgroups. Consequently, there remains a pressing need to understand the interplay between OC tumor cells and their surrounding microenvironment to develop effective immunotherapeutic approaches. This review aims to provide an overview of the OC TME and explore its potential as a therapeutic strategy. Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) are major actors in OC TME. Evidence has been accumulating regarding the spontaneous TILS response against OC antigens. Activated T-helpers secrete a wide range of inflammatory cytokines with a supportive action on cytotoxic T-cells. Simultaneously, mature B-cells are recruited and play a significant antitumor role through opsonization of target antigens and T-cell recruitment. Macrophages also form an important subset of innate immunity (M1-macrophages) while participating in the immune-stimulation context. Finally, OC has shown to engage a significant natural-killer-cells immune response, exerting direct cytotoxicity without prior sensitization. Despite this initial cytotoxicity, OC cells develop various strategies to induce an immune-tolerant state. To this end, multiple immunosuppressive molecules are secreted to impair cytotoxic cells, recruit regulatory cells, alter antigen presentation, and effectively evade immune response. Consequently, OC TME is predominantly infiltrated by immunosuppressive cells such as FOXP3
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