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Comment
. 2019 May;9(5):OF4.
doi: 10.1158/2159-8290.CD-NB2019-020. Epub 2019 Feb 15.

Bacterial Mix Enhances Immunotherapy Response

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Bacterial Mix Enhances Immunotherapy Response

No authors listed. Cancer Discov. 2019 May.

Abstract

Researchers have isolated a mix of 11 strains of bacteria that increase the effectiveness of checkpoint inhibitors in mice. The bacteria boosted IFNγ+ CD8+ T-cell counts and enhanced anti-PD-1 and anti-CTLA4 treatments in mice implanted with colon cancer or melanoma cells, findings that could have implications for patient care.

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    Tanoue T, Morita S, Plichta DR, Skelly AN, Suda W, Sugiura Y, Narushima S, Vlamakis H, Motoo I, Sugita K, Shiota A, Takeshita K, Yasuma-Mitobe K, Riethmacher D, Kaisho T, Norman JM, Mucida D, Suematsu M, Yaguchi T, Bucci V, Inoue T, Kawakami Y, Olle B, Roberts B, Hattori M, Xavier RJ, Atarashi K, Honda K. Tanoue T, et al. Nature. 2019 Jan;565(7741):600-605. doi: 10.1038/s41586-019-0878-z. Epub 2019 Jan 23. Nature. 2019. PMID: 30675064

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