Dual inhibition of MDMX and MDM2 as a therapeutic strategy in leukemia

10.1126/scitranslmed.aao3003

2018-04-11

The tumor suppressor p53 is often inactivated via its interaction with endogenous inhibitors mouse double minute 4 homolog (MDM4 or MDMX) or mouse double minute 2 homolog (MDM2), which are frequently overexpressed in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML)...

T cell–induced CSF1 promotes melanoma resistance to PD1 blockade

10.1126/scitranslmed.aan3311

2018-04-11

Colony-stimulating factor 1 (CSF1) is a key regulator of monocyte/macrophage differentiation that sustains the protumorigenic functions of tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs). We show that CSF1 is expressed in human melanoma, and patients with metastatic mela...

Spooked neutrophils unmask sepsis

10.1126/scitranslmed.aat3891

2018-04-11

Microfluidic mazes detect sepsis in patients by monitoring neutrophil motility patterns.

Adult neurogenesis in humans: Dogma overturned, again and again?

10.1126/scitranslmed.aat3893

2018-04-11

The controversy continues as to whether new neurons are born in adult human hippocampus.

Increased neutrophil extracellular trap formation promotes thrombosis in myeloproliferative neoplasms

10.1126/scitranslmed.aan8292

2018-04-11

Thrombosis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Philadelphia chromosome–negative myeloproliferative neoplasms (MPNs), clonal disorders of hematopoiesis characterized by activated Janus kinase (JAK)–signal transducer and activator of transcription (S...

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in its 60s: A platform for cellular therapies

10.1126/scitranslmed.aap9630

2018-04-11

Over the last 60 years, more than a million patients received hematopoietic cell transplantation. Having incorporated multiple changes in clinical practices, it remains a complex procedure facing a dual challenge: cure of the underlying disease and prevention...

The systemic response to surgery triggers the outgrowth of distant immune-controlled tumors in mouse models of dormancy

10.1126/scitranslmed.aan3464

2018-04-11

Patients undergoing surgical resection of primary breast tumors confront a risk for metastatic recurrence that peaks sharply 12 to 18 months after surgery. The cause of early metastatic relapse in breast cancer has long been debated, with many ascribing these...

RNase moonlights as a cancer instigator

10.1126/scitranslmed.aat3892

2018-04-11

RNase 5 is a bona fide EGFR ligand that promotes oncogenic transformation in pancreatic cancer.

Personalized cancer vaccine effectively mobilizes antitumor T cell immunity in ovarian cancer

10.1126/scitranslmed.aao5931

2018-04-11

We conducted a pilot clinical trial testing a personalized vaccine generated by autologous dendritic cells (DCs) pulsed with oxidized autologous whole-tumor cell lysate (OCDC), which was injected intranodally in platinum-treated, immunotherapy-naïve, recurren...

Fighting leukemia with “duel”-targeted therapy

10.1126/scitranslmed.aat3887

2018-04-04

Combining BCL-2 inhibitor venetoclax with monoclonal CD20 antibody rituximab greatly enhances progression-free survival compared with bendamustine-rituximab in a phase 3 trial of relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia patients.