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  • Cancer Biology
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  • Regulatory T cells (Tregs) play a dual role, protecting tissues but potentially impairing anti-cancer treatments like radiotherapy (RTx).
  • Intratumoral type 1 conventional dendritic cells (cDC1s) are activated by RTx and secrete chemokines that attract Tregs, thereby undermining RTx efficacy.

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  • To investigate the plasticity of cDC1s in response to radiotherapy.
  • To explore therapeutic strategies targeting cDC1s to overcome RTx resistance mediated by Tregs.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of cDC1 response to RTx in the tumor microenvironment.
  • Evaluation of the effects of EGFR-targeted Interferon-alpha (IFNα) on cDC1 function and Treg infiltration.

Main Results:

  • RTx induces cDC1s to produce MDC/CCL22, which attracts Tregs and compromises RTx effectiveness.
  • EGFR-targeted IFNα treatment reversed the suppressive effects of RTx by modulating cDC1 function and reducing Treg infiltration.

Conclusions:

  • cDC1s exhibit plasticity and are critical players in the response to RTx.
  • Targeting cDC1s with agents like EGFR-targeted IFNα represents a promising strategy to enhance radiotherapy efficacy in cancer treatment.