Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1711: STAT3 Dysregulation in Mature T and NK Cell Lymphomas

Cancers, Vol. 11, Pages 1711: STAT3 Dysregulation in Mature T and NK Cell Lymphomas Cancers doi: 10.3390/cancers11111711 Authors: Seffens Herrera Tegla Buus Hymes Ødum Geskin Koralov Abstract: T cell lymphomas comprise a distinct class of non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas, which include mature T and natural killer (NK) cell neoplasms. While each malignancy within this group is characterized by unique clinicopathologic features, dysregulation in the Janus tyrosine family of kinases/Signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK/STAT) signaling pathway, specifically aberrant STAT3 activation, is a common feature among these lymphomas. The mechanisms driving dysregulation vary among T cell lymphoma subtypes and include activating mutations in upstream kinases or STAT3 itself, formation of oncogenic kinases which drive STAT3 activation, loss of negative regulators of STAT3, and the induction of a pro-tumorigenic inflammatory microenvironment. Constitutive STAT3 activation has been associated with the expression of targets able to increase pro-survival signals and provide malignant fitness. Patients with dysregulated STAT3 signaling tend to have inferior clinical outcomes, which underscores the importance of STAT3 signaling in malignant progression. Targeting of STAT3 has shown promising results in pre-clinical studies in T cell lymphoma lines, ex-vivo primary malignant patient cells, and in mouse models of disease. However, targeting this...
Source: Cancers - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research