Get a grip on immune cells by inhibiting JAKs

Oncoimmunology. 2015 Aug 12;5(2):e1071009. doi: 10.1080/2162402X.2015.1071009. eCollection 2016 Feb.

Abstract

JAK inhibitors are approved for myelofibrosis (MF) and polycythemia vera (PV), as they reverse inflammation-associated splenomegaly and symptoms. Notably, JAK inhibitors only marginally affect disease burden. The anti-inflammatory effects of JAK inhibitors affects DC, T and NK cells explaining their therapeutic potential for limitation of cancer-associated inflammation, Graft-versus-Host Disease (GvHD) and autoimmunity.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't