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Overcoming TGFβ-mediated immune evasion in cancer

Tauriello, Daniele V. F., Sancho, Elena, Batlle, Eduard·2022·Nature Reviews Cancer

Abstract

Transforming growth factor-β (TGFβ) signalling controls multiple cell fate decisions during development and tissue homeostasis; hence, dysregulation of this pathway can drive several diseases, including cancer. Here we discuss the influence that TGFβ exerts on the composition and behaviour of different cell populations present in the tumour immune microenvironment, and the context-dependent functions of this cytokine in suppressing or promoting cancer. During homeostasis, TGFβ controls inflammatory responses triggered by exposure to the outside milieu in barrier tissues. Lack of TGFβ exacerbates inflammation, leading to tissue damage and cellular transformation. In contrast, as tumours progress, they leverage TGFβ to drive an unrestrained wound-healing programme in cancer-associated fibroblasts, as well as to suppress the adaptive immune system and the innate immune system. In consonance with this key role in reprogramming the tumour microenvironment, emerging data demonstrate that TGFβ-inhibitory therapies can restore cancer immunity. Indeed, this approach can synergize with other immunotherapies - including immune checkpoint blockade - to unleash robust antitumour immune responses in preclinical cancer models. Despite initial challenges in clinical translation, these findings have sparked the development of multiple therapeutic strategies that inhibit the TGFβ pathway, many of which are currently in clinical evaluation.

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Authors
Tauriello, D. V. F., Sancho, E., & Batlle, E.
Affiliations
  • Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
  • Institute for Research in Biomedicine (ES)
  • Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats (ES)
Corresponding author
  • Tauriello, Daniele V. F.
  • Batlle, Eduard
Venue
Nature Reviews Cancer
Published
2021-10-20
Volume
22
Issue
1
Pages
25-44
ISSN
  • 1474-175X (ISSN-L)
  • 1474-1768
OpenAlex
W3206061095
Cited by
377
References
320
Citations by year
2026: 65 · 2025: 101 · 2024: 93 · 2023: 61 · 2022: 55 · 2021: 2
FWCI
5.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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  • Nature reviews. Cancer (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Dipòsit Digital de la Universitat de Barcelona (Universitat de Barcelona) (submittedVersion, public-domain)
  • Radboud Repository (Radboud University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › TGF-β signaling in diseases
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › T-cell and B-cell Immunology
Keywords
TGF-beta signaling, tumor immune microenvironment, immune evasion, cancer-associated fibroblasts, innate immune suppression, TGF-beta inhibition, cancer immunotherapy, immune checkpoint blockade
MeSH terms
Humans, Immunotherapy, Neoplasms, Transforming Growth Factor beta, Immune Evasion, Tumor Microenvironment

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