ArticleFEBS open bio2021
Inhibition of galectin-3 augments the antitumor efficacy of PD-L1 blockade in non-small-cell lung cancer.
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- Optimization of galectin-3 binding agents by in situ multiple compound synthesis and native mass spectrometry.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- [Galectin-3 in the Lung Cancer Microenvironment: Immunomodulation and Therapeutic Breakthroughs].Zhongguo fei ai za zhi = Chinese journal of lung cancer · 2025Review
- Galectin-3 Release in the Bone Marrow Microenvironment Promotes Drug Resistance and Relapse in Acute Myeloid Leukemia.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- The Predictive Significance of Galectin 3 Expression in Patients with Unresectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer without EGFR or ALK Mutations Treated Platinum-Based Doublet Chemotherapy.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2025Article
- Rescue of mitochondrial dysfunction through alteration of extracellular matrix composition in barth syndrome cardiac fibroblasts.Biomaterials · 2025Article
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- Fisetin-loaded nanoemulsion ameliorates lung cancer pathogenesis via downregulating cathepsin-B, galectin-3 and enolase in anEXCLI journal · 2024Article
- Predictive role of galectin-3 for immune checkpoint blockades (ICBs) in advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer: a potential new marker for ICB resistance.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2023Article
- Resistance to anti-PD-1/anti-PD-L1: galectin-3 inhibition with GB1211 reverses galectin-3-induced blockade of pembrolizumab and atezolizumab binding to PD-1/PD-L1.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Article
- Galectins as pivotal components in oncogenesis and immune exclusion in human malignancies.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Review
- The hypoxia-driven crosstalk between tumor and tumor-associated macrophages: mechanisms and clinical treatment strategies.Molecular cancer · 2022Review
- Peptide vaccination activating Galectin-3-specific T cells offers a novel means to target Galectin-3-expressing cells in the tumor microenvironment.Oncoimmunology · 2022Article
- Inhibition of galectins in cancer: Biological challenges for their clinical application.Frontiers in immunology · 2022Review
- Galectins in Glioma: Current Roles in Cancer Progression and Future Directions for Improving Treatment.Cancers · 2021Review
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Abstract
Multiple clinical trials have shown that monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-1/PD-L1) can benefit patients with lung cancer by increasing their progression-free survival and overall survival. However, a significant proportion of patients do not respond to anti-PD-1/PD-L1 mAbs. In the present study, we investigated whether galectin (Gal)-3 inhibitors can enhance the antitumor effect of PD-L1 blockade. Using the NSCLC-derived cell line A549, we examined the expression of Gal-3 in lung cancer cells under hypoxic conditions and investigated the regulatory effect of Gal-3 on PD-L1 expression, which is mediated by the STAT3 pathway. We also explored whether Gal-3 inhibition can facilitate the cytotoxic effect of T cells induced by PD-L1 blockade. The effects of combined use of a Gal-3 inhibitor and PD-L1 blockade on tumor growth and T-cell function were also investigated, and we found that hypoxia increased the expression and secretion of Gal-3 by lung cancer cells. Gal-3 increased PD-L1 expression via the upregulation of STAT3 phosphorylation, and administration of a Gal-3 inhibitor enhanced the effect of PD-L1 blockade on the cytotoxic activity of T cells against cancer cells in vitro. In a mouse xenograft model, the combination of a Gal-3 inhibitor and PD-L1 blockade synergistically suppressed tumor growth. Furthermore, the administration of a Gal-3 inhibitor enhanced T-cell infiltration and granzyme B release in tumors. Collectively, our results show that Gal-3 increases PD-L1 expression in lung cancer cells and that the administration of a Gal-3 inhibitor as an adjuvant enhanced the antitumor activity of PD-L1 blockade.
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