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ArticleCancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII2025

Clofazimine enhances anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in glioblastoma by inhibiting Wnt6 signaling and modulating the tumor immune microenvironment.

Yuze Zhao, Yuguang Song, Weiping Li, Jiangping Wu, Zhengbao Zhao, Tingli Qu, Hong Xiao, Manyuan Wang, Min Zhu, Peiming Zheng and 4 more

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Article in Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Yuze Zhao *Department of Medical Oncology, Capital Medical University Cancer Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100038, China.
Yuguang Song *Department of Radiotherapy, Capital Medical University Cancer Center, Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100038, China.
Weiping Li *Department of Pharmacology, Shanxi Medical University Fenyang College, Fenyang, 032200, China.
Jiangping WuDepartment of Center of Biobank, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
Zhengbao ZhaoDepartment of Pharmacy, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, China.
Tingli QuDepartment of Pharmacy, Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, China.
Hong XiaoDepartment of Pathology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, China.
Manyuan WangBeijing Key Laboratory of TCM Collateral Disease Theory Research, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
Min ZhuState Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Disease, National Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Fuwai Hospital, Key Laboratory of Application of Pluripotent Stem Cells in Heart Regeneration, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Peiming ZhengDepartment of Pathology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, China.
Huili WanDepartment of Pathology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, China.
Qingkun SongDepartment of Center of Biobank, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China. songqingkun@ccmu.edu.cn.
Huixia ZhengDepartment of Pathology, First Hospital of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan, 030001, China. huixiazheng62@126.com.
Shuo Wang *Department of Medical Oncology, Beijing Youan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China. wangshuo919@163.com.

Funding

Beijing research center for respiratory infectious diseases project BJRID2024-001Beijing Shijitan Hospital Youth Found 2023-q08
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is an aggressive and lethal primary brain tumor with limitedtreatment options due to its resistance to conventional therapies and an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. In this study, we investigated whether clofazimine, an inhibitor of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway, could enhance the efficacy of anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in GBM. Our in vitro and in vivo experiments demonstrated that clofazimine suppressed GBM cell proliferation, induced apoptosis, and inhibited invasion by downregulating Wnt6-mediated activation of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway and the downstream MEK/ERK signaling cascade, leading to decreased PD-L1 expression. Notably, the combination of clofazimine and anti-PD-1 therapy significantly reduced tumor growth and intracranial invasion in orthotopic GBM mouse models, resulting in extended survival. This combination therapy also reshaped the tumor immune microenvironment by increasing cytotoxic CD8

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Brain NeoplasmsClofazimineGlioblastomaImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunotherapyProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorTumor MicroenvironmentWnt ProteinsAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationHumansMiceWnt Signaling PathwayXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysClofazimineImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsPDCD1 protein, humanProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorWnt ProteinsAnti-PD-1 immunotherapyClofazimineGlioblastomaTumor immune microenvironmentWnt6 signaling pathway

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PMCPMC11889303

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