Comprehensive analysis of current approaches to inhibit regulatory T cells in cancer

Helene Pere, Corinne Tanchot, Jagadeesh Bayry, Magali Terme, Julien Taieb, Cecile Badoual, Olivier Adotevi, Nathalie Merillon, Elie Marcheteau, Véronique Quillien, Claire Banissi, Alain Carpentier, Federico Sandoval, Mevyn Nizard, Françoise Quintin-Colonna, Guido Kroemer, Wolf H. Fridman, Laurence Zitvogel, Stéphane Oudard, Eric Tartour

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    Abstract

    CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ regulatory T cells (Treg) have emerged as a dominant T cell population inhibiting anti-tumor effector T cells. Initial strategies used for Treg-depletion (cyclophosphamide, anti-CD25 mAb...) also targeted activated T cells, as they share many phenotypic markers. Current, ameliorated approaches to inhibit Treg aim to either block their function or their migration to lymph nodes and the tumor microenvironment. Various drugs originally developed for other therapeutic indications (anti-angiogenic molecules, tyrosine kinase inhibitors,etc) have recently been discovered to inhibit Treg. These approaches are expected to be rapidly translated to clinical applications for therapeutic use in combination with immunomodulators.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)326-333
    Number of pages8
    JournalOncoImmunology
    Volume1
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2 Nov 2012

    Keywords

    • Antiangiogenic molecule
    • CCR4
    • Chemokine
    • Regulatory T cell

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