Targeting oxidative phosphorylation to increase the efficacy of immune-combination therapy in renal cell carcinoma.
Jihua TianJing LuoXing ZengChunjin KeYanan WangZhenghao LiuLe LiYangjun ZhangZhiquan HuChunguang YangPublished in: Journal for immunotherapy of cancer (2024)
OXPHOS is a reliable predictor of immunotherapy response in RCC and is more pronounced in metastatic lesions. RCC cells generate a hypoxic tumor microenvironment and inhibit T-cell function through oxidative metabolism, thereby leading to immunotherapy resistance.