Loss of MHC class I expression on tumor cells is a frequently observed immunotherapy resistance mechanism. The increased use of immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) for the treatment of solid tumors has resulted in more therapy-resistant MHC-I-deficient tumors. To better...
CD4+ T helper cells can stimulate CD8+ T cell responses by interacting with dendritic cells (DCs) through a process termed “DC licensing”. The conventional type 1 DC (cDC1) subset has been identified as the essential DC subtype for this...
The ACIR team attended the ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies Congress 2024 in Paris, France. This week’s extensive special feature covers select talks from the conference. We have organized the content by topics below. Keynote lecture on tumor neoantigensYardena Samuels...
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