Systemic short chain fatty acids limit antitumor effect of CTLA-4 blockade in hosts with cancer
The gut microbiota has been reported to regulate the efficacy of cancer therapy. Here, the authors show that short-chain fatty acids, which are generated through bacterial fermentation, increases immune tolerance leading to resistance to anti-CTLA-4 immunotherapy in mice and patients with metastatic...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-05-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-16079-x |