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HGF/MET and the Immune System: Relevance for Cancer Immunotherapy

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Papaccio, Federica, Della Corte, Carminia Maria, Viscardi, Giuseppe, Di Liello, Raimondo, Esposito, Giovanna, Sparano, Francesca, Ciardiello, Fortunato, Morgillo, Floriana·2018·International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Abstract

An overactivation of hepatocyte growth factor (HGF)/mesenchymal-epithelial transition factor (MET) axis promotes tumorigenesis and tumor progression in various cancer types. Research data recently evidenced that HGF/MET signaling is also involved also in the immune response, mainly modulating dendritic cells functions. In general, the pathway seems to play an immunosuppressive role, thus hypothesizing that it could constitute a mechanism of primary and acquired resistance to cancer immunotherapy. Recently, some approaches are being developed, including drug design and cell therapy to combine MET and programmed cell death receptor-1 (PD-1)/programmed cell death receptor-ligand 1 (PD-L1) inhibition. This approach could represent a new weapon in cancer therapy in the future.

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Authors
Papaccio, F., Della Corte, C. M., Viscardi, G., Di Liello, R., Esposito, G., Sparano, F., Ciardiello, F., & Morgillo, F.
Affiliations
  • University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (IT)
  • Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Precision Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Via Pansini n.5, 80131 Naples, Italy
Corresponding author
  • Papaccio, Federica
  • Morgillo, Floriana
Venue
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Publisher
MDPI AG
Published
2018-11-14
Volume
19
Issue
11
Pages
3595
ISSN
1422-0067 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2901379455
Cited by
110
References
93
Citations by year
2026: 2 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 13 · 2022: 24 · 2021: 21 · 2020: 19 · 2019: 6 · 2016: 1
FWCI
1.20
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
  • Archivio Istituzionale della Ricerca - Università degli Studi della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Hepatology › Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis
Keywords
hepatocyte growth factor, c-Met, cancer immunotherapy, tumor immune microenvironment, dendritic cells, immunosuppression, PD-1/PD-L1 blockade, combination therapy, drug design, cell therapy
MeSH terms
Animals, Humans, Immunotherapy, Neoplasms, Hepatocyte Growth Factor, Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-met

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