George Kumar: NIH Case Study Finds Virus Drives Creation of Cancer Cells in Context of Defective T Cells
Jul 31, 2025, 07:58

George Kumar: NIH Case Study Finds Virus Drives Creation of Cancer Cells in Context of Defective T Cells

George Kumar, Senior Director at AstraZeneca, shared on LinkedIn about a recent paper by Peiying Ye et al. published on NEJM:

“NIH case study finds virus drives creation of cancer cells in context of defective T cells. Beta human papillomaviruses (β-HPVs) can directly cause skin cancer in immunocompromised people.”

Title: Resolution of Squamous-Cell Carcinoma by Restoring T-Cell Receptor Signaling

Authors: Peiying Ye, Jenna R.E. Bergerson, Isaac Brownell, Gabriel J. Starrett, Roshini S. Abraham, Megan V. Anderson, Triscia Martin, Derek MacMath, Hye Sun Kuehn, Jyothi Padiadpu, Siqi Zhao, Sergio D. Rosenzweig, Roxane Tussiwand, Warren J. Leonard, Stefania Pittaluga, Mark Raffeld, Danielle E. Arnold, Andrea Lisco, Peiying Ye, Jenna R.E. Bergerson, Isaac Brownell, Gabriel J. Starrett, Roshini S. Abraham, Megan V. Anderson, Triscia Martin, Derek MacMath, Hye Sun Kuehn, Jyothi Padiadpu, Siqi Zhao, Sergio D. Rosenzweig, Roxane Tussiwand, Warren J. Leonard, Stefania Pittaluga, Mark Raffeld, Danielle E. Arnold, Andrea Lisco.

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