Nature Communications (Oct 2018)

Lin−CCR2+ hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells overcome resistance to PD-1 blockade

  • Catherine T. Flores,
  • Tyler J. Wildes,
  • Jeffrey A. Drake,
  • Ginger L. Moore,
  • Bayli DiVita Dean,
  • Rebecca S. Abraham,
  • Duane A. Mitchell

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06182-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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Brain tumors are difficult to treat using existing immunotherapeutic strategies. Here, the authors show that in brain tumors resistant to PD-1 blockade, HSCs expressing CCR2+ can reverse treatment resistance and sensitizes mice to immunotherapy.