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Treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors can yield durable responses for patients with various types of cancer, but many patients experience immune-related colitis (irColitis) as a result of the treatment. Through fecal microbiota profiling of 18 patients with irColitis, Elkrief et al. show that fecal microbial dysbiosis, in particular an enrichment in Proteobacteria at the time of active symptoms, is associated with irColitis. Healthy-donor fecal microbiota transplantation led to clinical improvement in irColitis symptoms in four of five patients. The data indicate a role for fecal microbiota in the pathophysiology of irColitis and suggest that preventing or restoring fecal microbial dysbiosis could provide a way to mitigate this immune-related adverse event.
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Cancer Immunology Research
Cancer Immunology Research, launched in 2013 with Glenn Dranoff as founding Editor-in-Chief, is published by the AACR. The Journal illuminates the interplay between tumors and the immune system, with Robert D. Schreiber and Philip D. Greenberg serving as the Editors-in-Chief.
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Cancer Hallmarks Perspective
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Intragenic Rearrangement Burden Associates with Immune Cell Infiltration and Response to Immune Checkpoint Blockade in Cancer
IGRs are an ill-studied class of cryptic genomic rearrangements. The authors suggest that IGR burden is a pivotal contributor to immune infiltration and a new genetic biomarker for immunotherapy response in TMB-low, IGR-dominant tumors, and in platinum-exposed tumors.
Research Articles
T-cell States, Repertoire, and Function in Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma Revealed through Single-Cell Analyses
The authors report single-cell phenotyping of the cHL environment, finding clonal expansion of CD8+ T cells and Treg cells. Moreover, conventional T cells retain effector function upon restimulation, arguing against an irreversibly dysfunctional T-cell state in cHL.
Immune-Related Colitis Is Associated with Fecal Microbial Dysbiosis and Can Be Mitigated by Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
By combining an observational analysis of biospecimens and a case series of fecal transplantation, the authors provide evidence for the hypothesis that the intestinal microbiome contributes to the pathophysiology of irColitis and can be remitted with FMT.
FcγRIIB Is an Immune Checkpoint Limiting the Activity of Treg-Targeting Antibodies in the Tumor Microenvironment
Antibodies designed to deplete tumor-infiltrating Tregs have shown limited efficacy in patients so far. The authors identify FcyRIIB as an immune checkpoint limiting the activity of Treg-targeting antibodies in the TME and Fc-engineering strategies to overcome this limitation.
Neutralizing Antibodies Impair the Oncolytic Efficacy of Reovirus but Permit Effective Combination with T cell–Based Immunotherapies
The authors show that Reo-specific NAbs hamper the oncolytic function of Reo but not its T cell–attracting capacity. Since preexisting NAbs are prevalent, this suggests Reo should be used with T cell–based immunotherapies for optimal efficacy.
LILRB3 Supports Immunosuppressive Activity of Myeloid Cells and Tumor Development
LILRB3 is an inhibitory receptor expressed by myeloid cells. The authors show galectin-4 and galectin-7 bind LILRB3, promoting the immunosuppressive function of myeloid cells. Blocking LILRB3 reduces immunosuppression and promotes antitumor immunity, suggesting a potential new immunotherapeutic approach.
An NFAT1-C3a-C3aR Positive Feedback Loop in Tumor-Associated Macrophages Promotes a Glioma Stem Cell Malignant Phenotype
An NFAT1–complement system feedback loop is identified and shown to induce M2-like polarization of tumor-associated macrophages. Data highlight how these macrophages promote the malignant phenotype of glioma and provide insights into potential complement-associated targets to improve antitumor immunity.
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Cancer Immunology Research
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