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ArticleiScience2024

Tumor-infiltrating mast cells confer resistance to immunotherapy in pancreatic cancer.

Ying Ma, Xiangqin Zhao, Jingyan Feng, Suimin Qiu, Baoan Ji, Lu Huang, Patrick Hwu, Craig D Logsdon, Huamin Wang

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Article in iScience, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Mast cell driven immunometabolism as a therapeutic entry point in ESCC.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Ying MaDepartment of Pancreatic Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin 300060, China.
Xiangqin ZhaoDepartment of Pancreatic Cancer, Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Therapy, Tianjin's Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Tianjin 300060, China.
Jingyan FengSeekgene Biotechnology Co, Ltd, Beijing 102200, China.
Suimin QiuDepartment of Surgical Pathology, The University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
Baoan JiDepartment of Cancer Biology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
Lu HuangMelanoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Patrick HwuMelanoma Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Craig D LogsdonDepartment of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Huamin WangDepartment of Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA.

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI DIANE BODURKA · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
Does UV-induced Unconventional Mast Cell Migration Activate Immune Suppression?R01CA131207 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI ULLRICH, STEPHEN E · 2008 to 2012
$1.6M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672NCI NIH HHS R01 CA131207
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) exhibits an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) contributing to its therapeutic resistance. Following our previous studies, we report that mast cells infiltrating the PDAC TME foster this immunosuppression and desmoplasia. Mast cell infiltration correlated with human PDAC progression, and genetic or pharmacological mast cell depletion reduced tumor growth and desmoplasia while enhancing survival in mouse PDAC models. Mechanistically, mast cell-derived IL-10 promoted PDAC progression. Strikingly, combining an agonistic anti-OX40 immunotherapy with mast cell blockade synergistically elicited durable anti-tumor immunity, marked by increased infiltration of CD8

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CancerImmunologyMolecular biologyNeuroscience

Identifiers

PMID39473974
PMCPMC11514315

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