Immunotherapies have shown limited efficacy in patients with glioma. Here, based on an in vivo kinome knockout CRISPR screen, the authors show that checkpoint kinase 2 promotes CD8 T cell immune evasion and that its depletion or inhibition improve survival and response to PD1/PDL1 blockade in preclinical glioma models.
- Crismita Dmello
- Junfei Zhao
- Adam M. Sonabend
