Fusobacterium nucleatum facilitates anti-PD-1 therapy in microsatellite stable colorectal cancer

Xueliang Wang(Sun Yat-sen University), Y. Q. Fang(Sun Yat-sen University), Wei Liang(Sun Yat-sen University), Chi Chun Wong(Chinese University of Hong Kong), Huanlong Qin(Tongji University), Yaohui Gao(Tongji University), Meinong Liang(Sun Yat-sen University), Lei Song(Sun Yat-sen University), Yongxin Zhang(Sun Yat-sen University), Miao Fan(Sun Yat-sen University), Chuanfa Liu(Chinese University of Hong Kong), Harry Cheuk-Hay Lau(Chinese University of Hong Kong), Lixia Xu(Sun Yat-sen University), Xiaoxing Li(Sun Yat-sen University), Song Wu(Sun Yat-sen University), Junlin Wang(Sun Yat-sen University), Na Wang(Sun Yat-sen University), Tao Yang(Sun Yat-sen University), Mengmiao Mo(Sun Yat-sen University), Xiang Zhang(Chinese University of Hong Kong), Fang Jingyuan(Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Bing Liao(Sun Yat-sen University), Joseph J.�Y. Sung(Chinese University of Hong Kong), Jun Yu(Sun Yat-sen University)
Cancer Cell
September 19, 2024
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Abstract

T cell exhaustion and promoting effector function. Supporting this notion, knockout of a butyric acid-producing gene in Fn abolishes its anti-PD-1 boosting effect. In patients with MSS CRC, high intratumoral Fn predicts favorable response to anti-PD-1 therapy, indicating Fn as a potential biomarker of immunotherapy response in MSS CRC.


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