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Not Sweet: Glucocorticoids from Intratumoral Myeloid Cells Disable T Cells.

Immunity

Authors: Maike Effern, Michael Hölzel

In this issue, Acharya et al. demonstrate that glucocorticoids produced by macrophages and monocytes in the tumor microenvironment induce a dysfunctional CD8 T cell phenotype. Blocking myeloid glucocorticogenesis enhances tumor immune surveillance and responsiveness to immune checkpoint therapy.

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PMID: 32937147

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