Tumor-infiltrating regulatory T cells as targets of cancer immunotherapy

C Tay, A Tanaka, S Sakaguchi - Cancer Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Cancer Cell, 2023cell.com
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are abundant in tumor tissues, raising a question of whether
immunosuppressive tumor-infiltrating Tregs (TI-Tregs) can be selectively depleted or
functionally attenuated to evoke effective anti-tumor immune responses by conventional T
cells (Tconvs), without perturbing Treg-dependent immune homeostasis in healthy organs
and causing autoimmunity. Here, we review current cancer immunotherapy strategies,
including immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) antibodies against CTLA-4 and PD-1 and …
Summary
Regulatory T cells (Tregs) are abundant in tumor tissues, raising a question of whether immunosuppressive tumor-infiltrating Tregs (TI-Tregs) can be selectively depleted or functionally attenuated to evoke effective anti-tumor immune responses by conventional T cells (Tconvs), without perturbing Treg-dependent immune homeostasis in healthy organs and causing autoimmunity. Here, we review current cancer immunotherapy strategies, including immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) antibodies against CTLA-4 and PD-1 and discuss their effects on TI-Tregs. We also discuss approaches that exploit differentially regulated molecules on the cell surface (e.g., CTLA-4) and intracellularly (e.g., T cell receptor signaling molecules) between TI-Tregs and Tconvs as well as their dependence on cytokines (e.g., IL-2) and metabolites (e.g., lactate). We envisage that targeting TI-Tregs could be effective as a monotherapy and/or when combined with ICB antibodies.
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