Communications Biology (Nov 2021)

Isoform specific anti-TGFβ therapy enhances antitumor efficacy in mouse models of cancer

  • Aditi Gupta,
  • Sadna Budhu,
  • Kelly Fitzgerald,
  • Rachel Giese,
  • Adam O. Michel,
  • Aliya Holland,
  • Luis Felipe Campesato,
  • Jacques van Snick,
  • Catherine Uyttenhove,
  • Gerd Ritter,
  • Jedd D. Wolchok,
  • Taha Merghoub

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-021-02773-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 4, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Gupta et al. demonstrate that targeting isoform-specific TGFβ leads to an increase in the anti-tumor response when compared to pan-TGFβ inhibition, due to enhanced CD8 T cell function. The authors also report that combining TGFβ inhibition with immune checkpoint blockade results in improved tumor control.