Heterogeneity-induced NGF-NGFR communication inefficiency promotes mitotic spindle disorganization in exhausted T cells through PREX1 suppression to impair the anti-tumor immunotherapy with PD-1 mAb in hepatocellular carcinoma.
Xin WangTongwang YangShangheng ShiChuanshen XuFeng WangDeshu DaiGe GuanYong ZhangShuxian WangJianhong WangBingliang ZhangPeng LiuXiaoshuai BaiYan JinXinqiang LiCunle ZhuDexi ChenQingguo XuYuan GuoPublished in: Cancer medicine (2024)
Inefficiency in NGF-NGFR communication impairs PD-1 mAb immunotherapy and could thus be utilized as a novel therapeutic target in the treatment of HCC patients in clinical practice.