{"title":"Targeting tumor-associated nerves enhances cancer immunotherapy.","authors":"Canhui Cao","doi":"10.1016/j.neuron.2025.09.005","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Tumor-associated nerves actively shape tumor immunity. In a recent issue of Nature, Baruch et al.<sup>1</sup> show that cancer-induced nerve injury drives T cell exhaustion and undermines PD-1 blockade. Targeting this neuro-immune crosstalk is a promising strategy to enhance cancer immunotherapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":19313,"journal":{"name":"Neuron","volume":"113 19","pages":"3076-3078"},"PeriodicalIF":15.0000,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Neuron","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuron.2025.09.005","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"NEUROSCIENCES","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Tumor-associated nerves actively shape tumor immunity. In a recent issue of Nature, Baruch et al.1 show that cancer-induced nerve injury drives T cell exhaustion and undermines PD-1 blockade. Targeting this neuro-immune crosstalk is a promising strategy to enhance cancer immunotherapy.
期刊介绍:
Established as a highly influential journal in neuroscience, Neuron is widely relied upon in the field. The editors adopt interdisciplinary strategies, integrating biophysical, cellular, developmental, and molecular approaches alongside a systems approach to sensory, motor, and higher-order cognitive functions. Serving as a premier intellectual forum, Neuron holds a prominent position in the entire neuroscience community.