Unlocking the secrets of cancer stem cells: Immune checkpoint inhibitors face their formidable foes.

Roarty, Kevin · Cell Stem Cell · 2023

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Abstract

In this issue of Cell Stem Cell, Beziaud et al.<sup>1</sup> show that immunotherapy induces stem-like properties in models of breast cancer. Strikingly, T-cell-derived IFNγ promotes cancer stem cell (CSC) phenotypes, therapy resistance, and metastasis. Targeting BCAT1 downstream offers promise for enhancing immunotherapy outcomes.

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