Skip to main content
. 2020 Feb 10;16(10):2333–2340. doi: 10.1080/21645515.2019.1710413

Table 3.

The therapeutic implications for IL-9-based cancer immunotherapy in clinical

Years Type of tumor Tissues Functions of Th9/IL-9 signature
2012 Melanoma TIL The decrease in tumor-infiltrating Th9 cells is associated with higher tumor development.
2016 CD8+ T cells Th9 cells favor melanoma-specific CD8+ T cell-mediated anti-tumor function in patients treated with Nibolumab.
2017 Breast cancer Peripheral blood and circulating CD4+ T cells Enhances CD8+ T cell-mediated cytotoxicity.
2019 Cervical cancer Cervical Inhibits proliferation and promote apoptosis of cervical cancer cells