Kaiqi Zhang, Yuan Xu, Xusheng Chang, Caili Xu, Wenjing Xue, Dan Ding, Mingming Nie, Hui Cai, Jun Xu, Lu Zhan, Jiangbo Han, Tiancai Cai, Dianwen Ju, Li Feng, Xuyao Zhang, Kai Yin
BACKGROUND: CD47, serving as an intrinsic immune checkpoint, has demonstrated efficacy as an anti-tumor target in hematologic malignancies. Nevertheless, the clinical relevance of CD47 in gastric cancer and its potential as a therapeutic target remains unclear. METHODS: The expression of CD47 in clinical gastric cancer tissues was assessed using immunohistochemistry and Western blot. Patient-derived cells were obtained from gastric cancer tissues and co-cultured with macrophages derived from human peripheral blood mononuclear cells...
March 27, 2024: Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy: CII