ReviewCancers2024
MIF and CD74 as Emerging Biomarkers for Immune Checkpoint Blockade Therapy.
Review in Cancers, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.
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17 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Deciphering the potential pathogeny of rare tracheal adenoid cystic carcinoma by single-cell RNA-sequencing.Translational lung cancer research · 2025Article
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- ER Stress-Related Biomarkers in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Comprehensive Transcriptome, Mendelian Randomization, and Machine-Learning Analysis.International journal of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease · 2025Article
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Abstract
Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) therapy is used to treat a wide range of cancers; however, some patients are at risk of developing treatment resistance and/or immune-related adverse events (irAEs). Thus, there is a great need for the identification of reliable predictive biomarkers for response and toxicity. The cytokine MIF (macrophage migration inhibitory factor) and its cognate receptor CD74 are intimately connected with cancer progression and have previously been proposed as prognostic biomarkers for patient outcome in various cancers, including solid tumors such as malignant melanoma. Here, we assess their potential as predictive biomarkers for response to ICB therapy and irAE development. We provide a brief overview of their function and roles in the context of cancer and autoimmune disease. We also review the evidence showing that MIF and CD74 may be of use as predictive biomarkers of patient response to ICB therapy and irAE development. We also highlight that careful consideration is required when assessing the potential of serum MIF levels as a biomarker due to its reported circadian expression in human plasma. Finally, we suggest future directions for the establishment of MIF and CD74 as predictive biomarkers for ICB therapy and irAE development to guide further research in this field.
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