Most chemotherapeutic agents, including gemcitabine, do not elicit immunogenic cell death, a phenomenon associated with the release of damage-associated molecule patterns (DAMPs). Here, the authors show that gemcitabine-treated dying cancer cells express hallmark DAMPs but their immunogenic properties are hindered by the concomitant release of the inhibitory DAMP PGE2.
- K. Hayashi
- F. Nikolos
- K. S. Chan