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Open AccessDual-loss of PBRM1 and RAD51 identifies hyper-sensitive subset patients to immunotherapy in clear cell renal cell carcinoma
Homologous recombination deficiency (HRD), though largely uncharacterized in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), was found associated with RAD51 loss of expression. PBRM1 is the second most common mutated...
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Open AccessIntegrative score based on CDK6, PD-L1 and TMB predicts response to platinum-based chemotherapy and PD-1/PD-L1 blockade in muscle-invasive bladder cancer
Cyclin-dependent kinase 6 (CDK6) was proved to be an important regulator in the progression of cell cycle and has been a promising therapeutic target in cancer treatment. However, the clinical significance of ...
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A real-time semi-dense depth-guided depth completion network
Depth completion, the task of predicting dense depth maps from given depth maps of sparse, is an important topic in computer vision. To cope with the task, both traditional image processing- based and data-dri...
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Open AccessC-type lectin receptor Dectin-1 blockade on tumour-associated macrophages improves anti-PD-1 efficacy in gastric cancer
This study aimed to investigate the expression and clinical significance of Dendritic cell-associated C-type lectin-1 (Dectin-1) in gastric cancer (GC), and to explore the mechanism of Dectin-1 regulating tumo...
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Open AccessIntratumoral PD-1+CD8+ T cells associate poor clinical outcomes and adjuvant chemotherapeutic benefit in gastric cancer
Although PD-1 has been reported to be a marker of T-cell exhaustion in several malignancies, the biological role of PD-1+CD8+ T cells in gastric cancer (GC) remains unclear. Herein, we aimed to investigate the ro...
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Immune inactivation by neuropilin-1 predicts clinical outcome and therapeutic benefit in muscle-invasive bladder cancer
Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) and adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT) have shown clinical benefit in muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) with only a few predictive biomarkers identified so far. Neuropilin-1 (NRP1...
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CD103+CD8+ tissue-resident memory T cell infiltration predicts clinical outcome and adjuvant therapeutic benefit in muscle-invasive bladder cancer
CD103+CD8+ tissue-resident memory T (TRM) cells, associated with better overall survival among various malignancies, are thought to activate anti-tumour immune response and affect therapeutic sensitivity includin...
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Infiltration and Polarization of Tumor-associated Macrophages Predict Prognosis and Therapeutic Benefit in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
Muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC) is an aggressive and heterogeneous malignancy. Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) are key infiltrating cell populations in the inflammatory microenvironment of malignant ...
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TIGIT and PD-1 expression atlas predicts response to adjuvant chemotherapy and PD-L1 blockade in muscle-invasive bladder cancer
TIGIT and PD-1 are checkpoint receptors that could regulate the functional status of immune cells through independent pathways. However, the clinical significance of immune classification based on TIGIT and PD...
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Latency-associated peptide identifies therapeutically resistant muscle-invasive bladder cancer with poor prognosis
Latency-associated peptide (LAP) was identified as crucial immune regulator in tumor microenvironment (TME) in recent researches. In this study, we aimed to estimate the predictive value of LAP expression for ...
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TIM3+ cells in gastric cancer: clinical correlates and association with immune context
T cell immunoglobulin and mucin domain-containing protein 3 (TIM3) is a crucial immune checkpoint and is considered as an emerging target for cancer treatment. However, the clinical significance and immune-rel...
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: EZH2-mediated loss of miR-622 determines CXCR4 activation in hepatocellular carcinoma
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Open AccessBlocking siglec-10hi tumor-associated macrophages improves anti-tumor immunity and enhances immunotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) promote key processes in the modulation of tumor microenvironment (TME). However, the clinical significance of heterogeneous subpopulations of TAMs in hepatocellular carcino...
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Open AccessIntratumoral CXCR5+CD8+T associates with favorable clinical outcomes and immunogenic contexture in gastric cancer
Studies that examined an association between CD8+T and prognosis in gastric cancer are inconsistent, and a distinct population of CXCR5+CD8+T associated with better overall survival has been reported among variou...
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CCR8 blockade primes anti-tumor immunity through intratumoral regulatory T cells destabilization in muscle-invasive bladder cancer
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) play a major role in the development of an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. Systemic Treg depletion is not favored because of the critical role of Tregs in maintaining immun...
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Tumor-infiltrating CD39+CD8+ T cells determine poor prognosis and immune evasion in clear cell renal cell carcinoma patients
Tumor microenvironment is important in the progression of clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC), and its prognostic value is still unclear. Recent reports demonstrated tumor-infiltrating CD39+CD8+ T cells are a...
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Lauren classification identifies distinct prognostic value and functional status of intratumoral CD8+ T cells in gastric cancer
With dichotomous etiology and pathogenesis, intestinal type and diffuse type gastric cancers vary in their clinical and molecular features to the point of representing distinct entities. However, the differenc...
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Open AccessIdentification and validation of an immunogenic subtype of gastric cancer with abundant intratumoural CD103+CD8+ T cells conferring favourable prognosis
Intratumoural CD103+CD8+ T cells have been linked to prolonged survival in several malignancies. However, the clinical significance of CD103+CD8+ T cells in gastric cancer remains unexplored.
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Tumor-associated macrophages expressing galectin-9 identify immunoevasive subtype muscle-invasive bladder cancer with poor prognosis but favorable adjuvant chemotherapeutic response
Tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) exist as heterogeneous subsets and have dichotomous roles in cancer-immune evasion. This study aims to assess the clinical effects of Galectin-9+ tumor-associated macrophages (...
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Tumor infiltrating mast cells determine oncogenic HIF-2α-conferred immune evasion in clear cell renal cell carcinoma
Hypoxia-inducible factor 2α (HIF-2α) overexpression leads to activation of angiogenic pathways. However, little is known about the association between HIF-2α expression and anti-tumor immunity in clear cell re...