MCT4 blockade increases the efficacy of immune checkpoint blockade

Background & Aims Intratumoral lactate accumulation and acidosis impair T-cell function and antitumor immunity. Interestingly, expression of the lactate transporter monocarboxylate transporter (MCT) 4, but not MCT1, turned out to be prognostic for the survival of patients with rectal cancer,...

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Main Authors: Christian Schmidl, Wolfgang Herr, Nathalie Babl, Sonja-Maria Decking, Florian Voll, Michael Althammer, Ada Sala-Hojman, Roberta Ferretti, Clarissa Korf, Lisa Schmidleithner, Benedikt Nerb, Carina Matos, Gudrun E Koehl, Peter Siska, Christina Bruss, Fabian Kellermeier, Katja Dettmer, Peter J Oefner, Marvin Wichland, Ines Ugele, Christopher Bohr, Shivapriya Ramaswamy, Timo Heinrich, Christian Herhaus, Marina Kreutz, Kathrin Renner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-10-01
Series:Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer
Online Access:https://jitc.bmj.com/content/11/10/e007349.full