Pamela M. Odorizzi

TL;DR: Major tumour regressions are reported in a subset of patients with metastatic melanoma treated with an anti-CTLA4 antibody and radiation and reproduced this effect in mouse models, showing that PD-L1 on melanoma cells allows tumours to escape anti- NCTLA4-based therapy, and the combination of radiation, anti- CTLA4 and anti-PD-L 1 promotes response and immunity through distinct mechanisms.

TL;DR: The data indicate that epigenetic fate inflexibility may limit current immunotherapies, and PD-1 pathway blockade resulted in transcriptional rewiring and reengagement of effector circuitry in the TEX epigenetic landscape.

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that the T-box transcription factors T-bet and Eomesodermin differentially regulate two phenotypically and functionally distinct subsets of antiviral CD8+ T cells in mice, which may be important for antiviral immunity during chronic viral infections in humans.

TL;DR: A key metabolic control event early in exhaustion is highlighted and it is suggested that manipulating glycolytic and mitochondrial metabolism might enhance checkpoint blockade outcomes.

TL;DR: This study defined the phenotypic, functional, and molecular profiles of exhausted CD4(+) T cells and demonstrated unappreciated roles for transcription factors (TFs) including Helios, type I interferon (IFN-I) signaling, and a diverse set of coinhibitory and costimulatory molecules during CD4 (+) T cell exhaustion.