NFκB and MHC-1 Interplay in Neuroblastoma and Immunotherapy

Lotte Spel, Ariën Schiepers, Marianne Boes*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Pediatric neuroblastoma tumors are notorious nonimmunogenic cancers. In contrast to adult tumor types, neuroblastoma cells express low MHC-1, a derivative of its embryonic cell origin expressing little MHC-1. We here address the role of the nuclear factor kappa B (NFκB) pathway in controlling MHC-1 expression in embryonic neural crest cells, during differentiation of healthy cells, and in neuroblastoma tumors. Implications for immunotherapy are discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)715-717
Number of pages3
JournalTrends in Cancer
Volume4
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2018

Keywords

  • immunotherapy
  • MHC-1
  • neural crest
  • neuroblastoma
  • nuclear factor kappa B

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