Nature Communications (Feb 2022)

The induction of peripheral trained immunity in the pancreas incites anti-tumor activity to control pancreatic cancer progression

  • Anne E. Geller,
  • Rejeena Shrestha,
  • Matthew R. Woeste,
  • Haixun Guo,
  • Xiaoling Hu,
  • Chuanlin Ding,
  • Kalina Andreeva,
  • Julia H. Chariker,
  • Mingqian Zhou,
  • David Tieri,
  • Corey T. Watson,
  • Robert A. Mitchell,
  • Huang-ge Zhang,
  • Yan Li,
  • Robert C. G. Martin II,
  • Eric C. Rouchka,
  • Jun Yan

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28407-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 20

Abstract

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The advent of immunotherapy has revolutionised cancer therapeutics, but its application in the context of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma has been limited. Here authors explore the effect of innate trained responses to fungal β-glucan and assess its effect in a murine model of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma where they observe reduced tumour burden and enhanced survival.