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Immunomodulation by anticancer cell cycle inhibitors

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Petroni, Giulia, Formenti, Silvia C., Chen-Kiang, Selina, Galluzzi, Lorenzo·2020·Nature Reviews Immunology

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Cell cycle proteins that are often dysregulated in malignant cells, such as cyclin-dependent kinase 4 (CDK4) and CDK6, have attracted considerable interest as potential targets for cancer therapy. In this context, multiple inhibitors of CDK4 and CDK6 have been developed, including three small molecules (palbociclib, abemaciclib and ribociclib) that are currently approved for the treatment of patients with breast cancer and are being extensively tested in individuals with other solid and haematological malignancies. Accumulating preclinical and clinical evidence indicates that the anticancer activity of CDK4/CDK6 inhibitors results not only from their ability to block the cell cycle in malignant cells but also from a range of immunostimulatory effects. In this Review, we discuss the ability of anticancer cell cycle inhibitors to modulate various immune functions in support of effective antitumour immunity.

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  • CDK4/CDK6 inhibitors and other CDK inhibitors both halt malignant cell proliferation and produce multiple immunomodulatory effects.

    “Accumulating evidence suggests that CDK4/CDK6 inhibitors, as well as inhibitors of other CDKs, do not only arrest the proliferation of malignant cells, they also mediate multipronged immunomodulatory effects (Klein et al., 2018; Petroni et al., 2020)”

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  • Several CDK4/CDK6 inhibitors stimulate immunity by directly interacting with immune cells.

    “various CDK4/CDK6 inhibitors have been shown to mediate a variety of immunostimulatory effects by directly interacting with immune cells (Petroni et al., 2020).”

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Authors
Petroni, G., Formenti, S. C., Chen-Kiang, S., & Galluzzi, L.
Affiliations
  • Weill Cornell Medicine (US)
  • Université Paris Cité (FR)
Corresponding author
Galluzzi, Lorenzo
Venue
Nature Reviews Immunology
Published
2020-04-28
Volume
20
Issue
11
Pages
669-679
ISSN
  • 1474-1733 (ISSN-L)
  • 1474-1741
OpenAlex
W3020753817
Cited by
163
References
161
Citations by year
2026: 17 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 26 · 2022: 45 · 2021: 20 · 2020: 11
FWCI
2.74
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nature reviews. Immunology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • Florence Research (University of Florence) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Cancer Institute (R01CA188794, P01CA214274)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine › Advanced Breast Cancer Therapies
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
Keywords
CDK4/6 inhibitors, immunomodulation, antitumor immunity, cell cycle inhibitors, palbociclib, abemaciclib, ribociclib, breast cancer, cyclin-dependent kinases, tumor immunology
MeSH terms
Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological, Animals, Cell Cycle, Clinical Trials as Topic, Humans, Neoplasms, Cell Cycle Proteins, Protein Kinase Inhibitors, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4, Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6, Immunomodulation

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