Thyroid hormones contribute to JAK/STAT pathway abnormal activation promoting T-cell lymphoma dissemination. (PubMed, Blood Adv)
Furthermore, we observed that the integrin αvβ3 inhibitor, cilengitide, not only reverts these effects but also enhances the anti-lymphoma activity to a greater extent than the JAK1/2 inhibitor, ruxolitinib, when combined with bexarotene, a synthetic rexinoid clinically used for cutaneous TCL treatment. Additionally, we observed that high integrin αvβ3 mRNA levels are enriched in pathways associated with lymphoma progression and reduce overall survival in TCL patient samples. Our findings support the therapeutic potential of targeting THs signaling through integrin αvβ3 inhibition in combination with bexarotene as a less toxic therapeutic strategy to mitigate aberrant JAK/STAT activation and limit lymphoma dissemination.