Células T CD8 funcionales tipo PD-1+ específicas del VPH en el cáncer de cabeza y cuello

Christiane S Eberhardt1,2,3,4, Haydn T Kissick1,2,5,6, Mihir R Patel5,7

  • 1Emory Vaccine Center, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Nature
|September 2, 2021
PubMed
Resumen

Los investigadores identificaron subconjuntos distintos de células T CD8 específicas del virus del papiloma humano (VPH) en el cáncer de cabeza y cuello. Las células T funcionales parecidas a células madre indican potencial para la terapia de bloqueo PD-1 y objetivos más amplios del antígeno de la vacuna contra el VPH.

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