Semaphorin 4D is highly expressed at the invasive tumor margin and acts as a guidance molecule, restricting movement of tumoricidal immune cells into the tumor microenvironment. We recently showed that antibody neutralization of SEMA4D augmented activated monocyte and anticancer T-cell tumor penetration and that anti-SEMA4D antibody potentiated other immunomodulatory therapies in murine tumor models.
Keywords: CTL; Plexin; immune checkpoint blockade; invasive margin; semaphorin; tumor associated macrophage; tumor rejection; tumor stroma..