Chronic inflammation is both a driver and suppressor of cancer depending on context. Key players-NF-κB, IL-6, STAT3, TAMs, MDSCs, and Tregs-orchestrate a tumor-permissive microenvironment.

Figure 1: (A) Canonical STAT3 activation pathway. (B) WP1066 and TTI-101, examples of small molecule STAT3 inhibitors that are cell penetrant. Pediatric H3K27M-mutant diffuse midline gliomas (DMGs), ...