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CD137 (4-1BB) and T-Lymphocyte Exhaustion. Scientific Publication

Sep 13, 2024 | Magazine: Clinical Cancer Research

Paula Molero-Glez  1 , Arantza Azpilikueta  1 , Laura Mosteo  1 , Javier Glez-Vaz  2 , Belen Palencia  1 , Ignacio Melero  1   3   4   5   6


Abstract

CD137 (4-1BB) costimulation results in the potent activation of antitumor T lymphocytes and elicits antitumor efficacy that is synergistic with anti-PD(L)1 checkpoint inhibitors, especially when using bispecific constructs.

Emerging experimental evidence indicates that 4-1BB ligation prevents and may revert T-cell exhaustion. See related article by Jeon et al., p. 4155.

CITATION  Clin Cancer Res. 2024 Sep 13;30(18):3971-3973. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-24-1568