IL-1-activated cancer-associated fibroblasts promote STAT1-driven transcriptional reprogramming of pancreatic tumour cells
Catarina Pelicano, Igor V. Chernukhin, Marleen Woelke, Priscilla S.W. Cheng, Lisa Young, Abigail R. Edwards, Elizabeth Mannion, Yi Cheng, Maureen Crowshaw, Steven Kupczak, Sara Pinto Teles, Muntadher Jihad, Kamal Kishore, Chandra Sekhar Reddy Chilamakuri, Valar Nila Roamio Franklin, , Shalini V. Rao
This paper shows that IL-1-activated cancer-associated fibroblasts (iCAFs) promote STAT1-driven transcriptional reprogramming in pancreatic tumour cells, leading to chemoresistance and identifying STAT1 as a therapeutic target.
bioRxiv · May 29, 2026 · PreprintCancer Biology