[HTML][HTML] Agonistic CD40 therapy induces tertiary lymphoid structures but impairs responses to checkpoint blockade in glioma

…, S Libard, T van de Walle, M Georganaki… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Gliomas are brain tumors characterized by an immunosuppressive microenvironment.
Immunostimulatory agonistic CD40 antibodies (αCD40) are in clinical development for solid …

VEGF suppresses T‐lymphocyte infiltration in the tumor microenvironment through inhibition of NF‐κB‐induced endothelial activation

H Huang, E Langenkamp, M Georganaki… - The FASEB …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Antiangiogenic treatment targeting the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) signaling
pathway is in clinical use, but its effect on vascular function and the tumor microenvironment …

[PDF][PDF] Tailoring vascular phenotype through AAV therapy promotes anti-tumor immunity in glioma

…, A Vaccaro, T van de Walle, M Georganaki… - Cancer Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Glioblastomas are aggressive brain tumors that are largely immunotherapy resistant. This is
associated with immunosuppression and a dysfunctional tumor vasculature, which hinder T …

[HTML][HTML] Vascular targeting to increase the efficiency of immune checkpoint blockade in cancer

M Georganaki, L van Hooren, A Dimberg - Frontiers in immunology, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Boosting natural immunity against malignant cells has had a major breakthrough in clinical
cancer therapy. This is mainly due to the successful development of immune checkpoint …

Elevated expression of the C-type lectin CD93 in the glioblastoma vasculature regulates cytoskeletal rearrangements that enhance vessel function and reduce host …

…, R Lugano, H Huang, TEA Elhassan, M Georganaki… - Cancer research, 2015 - AACR
Glioblastoma is an aggressive brain tumor characterized by an abnormal blood vasculature
that is hyperpermeable. Here, we report a novel role for CD93 in regulating angiogenesis in …

Platelet-specific PDGFB ablation impairs tumor vessel integrity and promotes metastasis

…, A Vaccaro, L van Hooren, M Georganaki… - Cancer Research, 2020 - AACR
Conditional knockout of PDGFB in platelets demonstrates its previously unknown role in the
maintenance of tumor vascular integrity and host protection against metastasis. …

[HTML][HTML] Region-by-region analysis of PET, MRI, and histology in en bloc-resected oligodendrogliomas reveals intra-tumoral heterogeneity

…, A Alhuseinalkhudhur, M Al-Jaff, M Georganaki… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose Oligodendrogliomas are heterogeneous tumors in terms of imaging appearance,
and a deeper understanding of the histopathological tumor characteristics in correlation to …

Tumor endothelial cell up-regulation of IDO1 is an immunosuppressive feed-back mechanism that reduces the response to CD40-stimulating immunotherapy

M Georganaki, M Ramachandran, S Tuit… - …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
CD40-stimulating immunotherapy can elicit potent anti-tumor responses by activating dendritic
cells and enhancing T-cell priming. Tumor vessels orchestrate T-cell recruitment during …

[HTML][HTML] Sunitinib enhances the antitumor responses of agonistic CD40-antibody by reducing MDSCs and synergistically improving endothelial activation and T-cell …

L van Hooren, M Georganaki, H Huang, SM Mangsbo… - Oncotarget, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
CD40-activating immunotherapy has potent antitumor effects due to its ability to activate
dendritic cells and induce cytotoxic T-cell responses. However, its efficacy is limited by …

ELTD1 deletion reduces vascular abnormality and improves T-cell recruitment after PD-1 blockade in glioma

H Huang, M Georganaki, LL Conze, B Laviña… - Neuro …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Tumor vessels in glioma are molecularly and functionally abnormal, contributing
to treatment resistance. Proteins differentially expressed in glioma vessels can change …