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ArticleNature communications2026

Glioma-intrinsic MAPK/ERK signaling promotes immunotherapy efficacy through T cell infiltration and interferon responses.

Kwang-Soo Kim, Junyi Zhang, Víctor A Arrieta, Crismita Dmello, Elena Grabis, Yahaya A Yabo, Si Wang, Karl Habashy, Joseph Duffy, Junfei Zhao and 17 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

27 authors.

Kwang-Soo Kim *Department of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Junyi Zhang *Microenvironment and Immunology Research Laboratory, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Nürnberg-Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0001-2971
Víctor A ArrietaDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4319-6993
Crismita DmelloDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1688-9663
Elena GrabisMicroenvironment and Immunology Research Laboratory, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Nürnberg-Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
Yahaya A YaboMicroenvironment and Immunology Research Laboratory, Friedrich-Alexander Universität Nürnberg-Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.
Si WangDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Karl HabashyDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Joseph DuffyDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Junfei ZhaoDepartment of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Andrew GouldDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Rishi JainDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4459-5504
Li ChenDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Jian HuDepartment of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9760-2013
Irina BalyasnikovaDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Dhan ChandAgenus Inc., Lexington, MA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-8124-4399
Daniel LeveyAgenus Inc., Lexington, MA, USA.
Peter CanollHerbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7001-0226
Wenting ZhaoDepartment of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
Peter A SimsDepartment of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3921-4837
Raul RabadanDepartment of Systems Biology, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7946-9255
Surya PandeyDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.
Bin ZhangDepartment of Hematology and Oncology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6631-7647
Pouya JamshidiDepartment of Pathology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2038-8589
Catalina Lee-ChangDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA. catalina.leechang@northwestern.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7675-2124
Dieter Henrik HeilandDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA. dieter.henrik.heiland@uniklinik-freiburg.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9258-3033
Adam M SonabendDepartment of Neurological Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA. adam.sonabend@northwestern.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8347-1945

Funding

Leveraging doxorubicin immune-modulation, blood-brain barrier opening, and personalized medicine for effective immunotherapy in glioblastoma. A mechanistic approach and pharmacokinetic trial.U19CA264338 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Adam M Sonabend · 2021 to 2026
$5.8M
Understanding the Behavior of Novel IL13Ralpha2-directed T cell Engager for GBMR01NS122395 · NINDS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI BALYASNIKOVA, IRINA V · 2021 to 2025
$1.9M
MAPK as target of glioma immunoediting by CD8 T-cells, and predictor of response to immunotherapyR01NS110703 · NINDS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI SONABEND, ADAM M · 2020 to 2024
$1.9M
Targeting SEC61 complex to overcome resistance to immunotherapy in GBMR01CA290737 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY · PI Irina V Balyasnikova · 2025 to 2026
$1.2M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA290737NCI NIH HHS U19 CA264338NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS110703NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS122395U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) 1R01NS110703U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Cancer Institute (NCI) 1U19CA264338
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma (GBM) remains a formidable challenge in neuro-oncology, with immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) only showing efficacy in some patients, while the mechanisms governing therapeutic responsiveness are poorly defined. Although MAPK/ERK signaling correlates with survival following ICB, its causal role and mechanisms underlying tumor immunogenicity remain unclear. Here, we perform in vivo kinome-wide CRISPR/Cas9 screens in murine gliomas where we identify RAF-MEK-ERK axis as the strongest modulators of glioma susceptibility to anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (anti-PD-1) therapy and CD8

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Brain NeoplasmsGlioblastomaGliomaImmunotherapyInterferonsMAP Kinase Signaling SystemAnimalsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Line, TumorHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMiceMice, Inbred C57BLProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsInterferonsProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorProto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf

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PMID42350396
PMCPMC13448493

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