The tumor cell-intrinsic cGAS-STING pathway is associated with the high density of CD8 + T cells after chemotherapy in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.
Akira MatsuishiShotaro NakajimaAkinao KanetaKatsuharu SaitoSatoshi FukaiMei SakumaHideaki TsumurayaHirokazu OkayamaMotonobu SaitoKosaku MimuraAzuma NireiTomohiro KikuchiHiroyuki HanayamaZenichiro SazeWataru SakamotoTomoyuki MommaKoji KonoPublished in: Esophagus : official journal of the Japan Esophageal Society (2024)
Our findings suggest that the tumor cell-intrinsic cGAS-STING pathway might contribute to chemotherapy-induced immune cell activation in the ESCC TME.