CD8<sup>+</sup>CD57<sup>+</sup> T cells exhibit distinct features in human non-small cell lung cancer

Bing Huang, Rong Liu, Peiliang Wang, Zhiwei Yuan, Jianjian Yang, Hui Xiong, Ni Zhang, Qi Huang, Xiangning Fu, Wei Sun,

Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer · 2020 · 56 citations · 39 references

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Abstract

Our data indicate that the failure of the immune system to fight cancer progression could be a result of impaired CD8<sup>+</sup> T-cell functional maturation into fully differentiated effector T cells within the tumor microenvironment. Boosting IL-15 activity might promote tumor-reactive CD8<sup>+</sup> T-cell functional maturation while preserving their proliferative activity.

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