{"title":"STING unlocks CD4⁺ T cell immunity in pancreatic cancer.","authors":"Bastian Kruse, Ben P Leonhardt, Jan P Böttcher","doi":"10.1016/j.ccell.2026.05.009","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDACs) are lethal cancers resistant to immunotherapies. In this issue of Cancer Cell, Kureshi et al. show that combining checkpoint blockade with STING-mediated innate immune stimulation unlocks cDC2-driven CD4<sup>+</sup> T cell immunity in mice, promoting PDAC immune control. This cellular axis may be exploited for PDAC therapy.</p>","PeriodicalId":9670,"journal":{"name":"Cancer Cell","volume":" ","pages":"1325-1326"},"PeriodicalIF":56.1000,"publicationDate":"2026-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Cancer Cell","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ccell.2026.05.009","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2026/6/11 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"CELL BIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Abstract
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas (PDACs) are lethal cancers resistant to immunotherapies. In this issue of Cancer Cell, Kureshi et al. show that combining checkpoint blockade with STING-mediated innate immune stimulation unlocks cDC2-driven CD4+ T cell immunity in mice, promoting PDAC immune control. This cellular axis may be exploited for PDAC therapy.
期刊介绍:
Cancer Cell is a journal that focuses on promoting major advances in cancer research and oncology. The primary criteria for considering manuscripts are as follows:
Major advances: Manuscripts should provide significant advancements in answering important questions related to naturally occurring cancers.
Translational research: The journal welcomes translational research, which involves the application of basic scientific findings to human health and clinical practice.
Clinical investigations: Cancer Cell is interested in publishing clinical investigations that contribute to establishing new paradigms in the treatment, diagnosis, or prevention of cancers.
Insights into cancer biology: The journal values clinical investigations that provide important insights into cancer biology beyond what has been revealed by preclinical studies.
Mechanism-based proof-of-principle studies: Cancer Cell encourages the publication of mechanism-based proof-of-principle clinical studies, which demonstrate the feasibility of a specific therapeutic approach or diagnostic test.