Tumor Landscapes: β-Catenin Drives Immune Desertification.

Dangaj, Denarda; Barras, David; Coukos, George · Clin Cancer Res · 2019

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Abstract

Immune checkpoint blockade therapy requires a preestablished activated immune landscape. Understanding tumor-intrinsic mechanisms that lead to T-cell desertification is key to resensitizing them to such therapies. The WNT/β-catenin tumor-intrinsic signaling is emerging as an immune exclusion pathway that holds high promise to counteract resistance to immunotherapy.<i>See related article by Luke et al., p. 3074</i>.

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