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1Department of Pathology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Abstract:
New findings (Krishnamurty et al.) implicate a subset of cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) that express leucine-rich repeat containing 15 (LRRC15) in promoting tumor growth in pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC), by suppressing the antitumor immunity of cytotoxic T cells. Genetic ablation of LRRC15+ CAFs resulted in better response to immune checkpoint blockade, suggesting they may be a novel target for therapy.
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