Figures & data
Table 1 List of experimental murine models analyzing the roles of IL-17/IL-23 in tumor immunity
Table 2 List of studies in humans analyzing the links between cancer type and IL-17/Th17 detection
Table 3 Drugs affecting IL-17 and Th17 functions in preclinal and clinical development
MuranskiPBoniAAntonyPATumor-specific Th17-polarized cells eradicate large established melanomaBlood2008112236237318354038 SharmaMDHouDYLiuYIndoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase controls conversion of Foxp3+ tregs to TH17-like cells in tumor-draining lymph nodesBlood2009113246102611119366986 SoltLAKumarNNuhantPSuppression of TH17 differentiation and autoimmunity by a synthetic ROR ligandNature2011472734449149421499262 Martin-OrozcoNMuranskiPChungYT helper 17 cells promote cytotoxic T cell activation in tumor immunityImmunity200931578779819879162 OverwijkWWde VisserKETirionFHImmunological and antitumor effects of IL-23 as a cancer vaccine adjuvantJ Immunol200617695213522216621986 KryczekIWeiSSzeligaWVatanLZouWEndogenous IL-17 contributes to reduced tumor growth and metastasisBlood2009114235735919289853 CharlesKAKulbeHSoperRThe tumor-promoting actions of TNF-alpha involve TNFR1 and IL-17 in ovarian cancer in mice and humansJ Clin Invest2009119103011302319741298 WakitaDSumidaKIwakuraYTumor-infiltrating IL-17-producing gammadelta T cells support the progression of tumor by promoting angiogenesisEur J Immunol20104071927193720397212 WangLYiTZhangWPardollDMYuHIL-17 enhances tumor development in carcinogen-induced skin cancerCancer Res20107024101121012021159633 WangLYiTKortylewskiMPardollDMZengDYuHIL-17 can promote tumor growth through an IL-6-Stat3 signaling pathwayJ Exp Med200920671457146419564351 TartourEFossiezFJoyeuxIInterleukin 17, a T-cell-derived cytokine, promotes tumorigenicity of human cervical tumors in nude miceCancer Res199959153698370410446984 NumasakiMWatanabeMSuzukiTIL-17 enhances the net angiogenic activity and in vivo growth of human non-small cell lung cancer in SCID mice through promoting CXCR-2-dependent angiogenesisJ Immunol200517596177618916237115 HeDLiHYusufNIL-17 promotes tumor development through the induction of tumor promoting microenvironments at tumor sites and myeloid-derived suppressor cellsJ Immunol201018452281228820118280 ChungASWuXZhuangGAn interleukin-17-mediated paracrine network promotes tumor resistance to anti-angiogenic therapyNat Med20131991114112323913124 NumasakiMFukushiJOnoMInterleukin-17 promotes angiogenesis and tumor growthBlood200310172620262712411307 BergerHVégranFChikhMSOCS3 transactivation by PPARγ prevents IL-17-driven cancer growthCancer Res201373123578359023619236 LangowskiJLZhangXWuLIL-23 promotes tumour incidence and growthNature2006442710146146516688182 KryczekIBanerjeeMChengPPhenotype, distribution, generation, and functional and clinical relevance of Th17 cells in the human tumor environmentsBlood200911461141114919470694 DroeserRAGüthUEppenberger-CastoriSHigh IL-17-positive tumor immune cell infiltration is indicative for chemosensitivity of ovarian carcinomaJ Cancer Res Clin Oncol201313981295130223624523 TosoliniMKirilovskyAMlecnikBClinical impact of different classes of infiltrating T cytotoxic and helper cells (Th1, th2, treg, th17) in patients with colorectal cancerCancer Res20117141263127121303976 LiuJDuanYChengXIL-17 is associated with poor prognosis and promotes angiogenesis via stimulating VEGF production of cancer cells in colorectal carcinomaBiochem Biophys Res Commun2011407234835421396350 ChenWCLaiYHChenHYGuoHRSuIJChenHHInterleukin-17-producing cell infiltration in the breast cancer tumour microenvironment is a poor prognostic factorHistopathology201363222523323738752 BenevidesLCardosoCRTiezziDGMaranaHRAndradeJMSilvaJSEnrichment of regulatory T cells in invasive breast tumor correlates with the upregulation of IL-17A expression and invasiveness of the tumorEur J Immunol20134361518152823529839 YeZJZhouQGuYYGeneration and differentiation of IL-17-producing CD4+ T cells in malignant pleural effusionJ Immunol2010185106348635420952674 ChenXWanJLiuJIncreased IL-17-producing cells correlate with poor survival and lymphangiogenesis in NSCLC patientsLung Cancer201069334835420022135 LiQHanYFeiGGuoZRenTLiuZIL-17 promoted metastasis of non-small-cell lung cancer cellsImmunol Lett2012148214415023089548 LuLPanKZhengHXIL-17A promotes immune cell recruitment in human esophageal cancers and the infiltrating dendritic cells represent a positive prognostic marker for patient survivalJ Immunother201336845145823994890 LvLPanKLiXDThe accumulation and prognosis value of tumor infiltrating IL-17 producing cells in esophageal squamous cell carcinomaPLoS One201163e1821921483813 WangBLiLLiaoYMast cells expressing interleukin 17 in the muscularis propria predict a favorable prognosis in esophageal squamous cell carcinomaCancer Immunol Immunother201362101575158523912243 YamadaYSaitoHIkeguchiMPrevalence and clinical relevance of Th17 cells in patients with gastric cancerJ Surg Res2012178268569122940035 ChenJGXiaJCLiangXTIntratumoral expression of IL-17 and its prognostic role in gastric adenocarcinoma patientsInt J Biol Sci201171536021234303 ZhangYLLiJMoHYDifferent subsets of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes correlate with NPC progression in different waysMol Cancer20109420064222 ZhangJPYanJXuJIncreased intratumoral IL-17-producing cells correlate with poor survival in hepatocellular carcinoma patientsJ Hepatol200950598098919329213 LiaoRSunJWuHHigh expression of IL-17 and IL-17RE associate with poor prognosis of hepatocellular carcinomaJ Exp Clin Cancer Res201332323305119