Short-term starvation reduces IGF-1 levels to sensitize lung tumors to PD-1 immune checkpoint blockade
Ajona D, Ortiz-Espinosa S, Lozano T, Exposito F, Calvo A, Valencia K, Redrado M, Remírez A, Lecanda F, Alignani D, Lasarte J, Macaya I, Senent Y, Bértolo C, Sainz C, Gil-Bazo I, Eguren-Santamaría I, Lopez-Picazo J, Gonzalez A, Perez-Gracia J, de Andrea C, Vicent S, Sanmamed M, Montuenga L, Pio R. Short-term starvation reduces IGF-1 levels to sensitize lung tumors to PD-1 immune checkpoint blockade. Nature Cancer 2020, 1: 75-85. PMID: 35121837, DOI: 10.1038/s43018-019-0007-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsInsulin-Like Growth Factor ILung NeoplasmsMiceProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorConceptsPD-1 blockadeCell death protein 1 (PD-1) pathwayPD-1 immune checkpoint blockadeCD8/Treg ratioHigh IGF-1R expressionInsulin-like growth factor-1Cell lung cancer treatmentIGF-1 levelsPD-1 inhibitionImmune checkpoint blockadeTumor-specific immunityCell lung cancerIGF-1R expressionHigher plasma levelsLung cancer progressionLung cancer treatmentIGF-1 receptorGrowth factor-1Protein 1 pathwayTreg ratioCD8 cellsCheckpoint blockadePD-1Syngeneic modelLung cancer