Targeting MDSCs enhance therapeutic vaccination responses against lung cancer

Oncoimmunology. 2012 Dec 1;1(9):1650-1651. doi: 10.4161/onci.21970.

Abstract

Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) are important regulators of immune responses. These cells suppress the cytotoxic activities of natural killer (NK)-cell and T-cell effectors and promote tumor growth. We demonstrated that depleting MDSCs improve therapeutic responses to vaccination in a murine model of lung cancer. This approach may prove beneficial against tumors in which MDSC exert prominent immunosuppressive effects.