Ablation of B7-H3 but not B7-H4 results in highly increased tumor burden in a murine model of spontaneous prostate cancer

Katharina Kreymborg, Stefan Haak, Rajmohan Murali, Joyce Wei, Rebecca Waitz, Georg Gasteiger, Peter A. Savage, Marcel R.M. Van Den Brink, James P. Allison

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Abstract

The costimulatory molecules B7-H3 and B7-H4 are overexpressed in a variety of human tumors and have been hypothesized as possible biomarkers and immunotherapeutic targets. Despite this potential, the predominating uncertainty about their functional implication in tumor-host interaction hampers their evaluation as a target for cancer therapy. By means of a highly physiologic, spontaneous tumor model in mice, we establish a causal link between B7-H3 and host tumor control and found B7-H4 to be redundant.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)849-854
Number of pages6
JournalCancer Immunology Research
Volume3
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 2015

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Immunology
  • Cancer Research

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