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CANCER RESEARCH
卷 79, 期 7, 页码 1635-1645出版社
AMER ASSOC CANCER RESEARCH
DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-18-3107
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- American Society of Hematology Scholar Award [191839]
- Penn State Cancer Institute Funds
- Kiesendahl Endowment funding
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a devastating blood cancer with poor prognosis. Immunotherapy targeting inhibitory pathways to unleash the antileukemia T-cell response is a promising strategy for the treatment of leukemia, but we must first understand the underlying molecular mechanisms. Eomesodermin (Eomes) and T-bet are both T-box transcription factors that regulateCD8(+) T-cell responses in a context-specific manner. Here, we examined the role of these transcription factors in CD8(+) T-cell immunity in AML patients. We report that the frequency of Eomes(+) T-bet(low) CD8(+) T cells increased in newly diagnosed AML. This cell subset produced fewer cytokines and displayed reduced killing capacity, whereas depletion of Eomes by siRNA reversed these functional defects. Furthermore, Eomes bound the promoter of T-cell immuno-globulin and ITIM domain (TIGIT) and positively regulated the expression of this inhibitory receptor on patient-derived T cells. A high frequency of Eomes(+)T-bet(low) CD8(+) T cells was associated with poor response to induction chemotherapy and shorter overall survival in AML patients. These findings have significant clinical implications as they not only identify a predictive and prognostic biomarker for AML, but they also provide an important target for effective leukemia therapeutics. Significance: These findings reveal that a high frequency of Eomes(+) T-bet(low) CD8(+) T cells predicts poor clinical outcome in AML and that targeting Eomes may provide a therapeutic benefit against AML.
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