Oligoclonal tumor-specific CD8 T-cell revival and IRE1{alpha}/XBP1-GDF15-mediated immunosuppressive niches determine neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy efficacy in cervical cancer

Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer | |

Background <p>Neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy (NACI) shows promise for locally advanced cervical cancer (LACC), but drug-tolerant persister (DTP) cells and immunosuppressive microenvironmental adaptations limit clinical efficacy. The underlying determinants governing heterogeneous responses to NACI regimens remain poorly understood, particularly regarding how dynamic tumor-immune interactions shape therapeutic outcomes.</p> Methods <p>We characterized microenvironmental dynamics in patients with LACC by integrating single-cell RNA sequencing (RNA-seq),…

Topics: blood-cancer, cervical-cancer, immunotherapy, chemotherapy