Loss of tumor cell MHC Class II drives insensitivity of BRAF-mutant anaplastic thyroid cancers to MAPK inhibitors
Vera Tiedje, Jillian Greenberg, Tianyue Qin, Soo-Yeon Im, Gnana Prakasam Krishnamoorthy, Laura Boucai, Bin Xu, Jena D. French, Eric Jeffrey Sherman, Alan Loh Ho, Elisa de Stanchina, Nicholas D. Socci, Jian Jun Jin, Ronald A. Ghossein, Jeffrey A. Knauf, , James A. Fagin
This study shows that loss of MHC Class II in BRAF-mutant anaplastic thyroid cancers leads to resistance to MAPK inhibitors by reducing CD4+ T-cell activation.
Journal of Clinical Investigation · Aug 19, 2025Peer-reviewedCancer Biology