FGFR inhibitors promote the autophagic degradation of IFN-γ-induced PD-L1 and alleviate the PD-L1-mediated transcriptional suppression of FGFR3-TACC3 in non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer.

ABSTRACT: Bladder cancer (BC) is the second most prevalent genitourinary malignancy worldwide. Treatment options remain limited for patients with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG)-unresponsive non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC). Up to 70% of NMIBC cases harbor fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 (FGFR3) alterations, and FGFR inhibition has shown potential to enhance the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI). Interferon (IFN)-γ, a cytokine produced by activated T cells and associated with better response to immunotherapy in BC, is a key inducer of PD-L1 expression in the tumor microenvironment. However, the interaction between FGFR inhibitors and IFN-γ-induced PD-L1 expression in FGFR3-activated NMIBC cells remains unclear. Here, we show that FGFR inhibitors significantly reduced IFN-γ-i

SUBMITTER: Lin YC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12222871 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature