Background Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is highly resistant to immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) therapy due to its highly immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME)
Chronic inflammation is a universally acknowledged characteristic of cancer, playing the role of a vital catalyst in cancer initiation and progression, and a chief predictor of the
Immune evasion in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) represents a major biological barrier limiting the efficacy of immunotherapy, yet its molecular basis remains incompletely understo
Chronic inflammation is a hallmark of obesity and its associated metabolic disorders. Adipose tissue macrophages (ATMs) play a crucial role in maintaining tissue homeostasis and or
A single-centre, exploratory biomarker study with moderate sample size showing an association between ex vivo T cell phospho-signalling and overall survival (HR 2.83, p=0.013), but requiring validation in independent cohorts before clinical application.