ReviewImmunological reviews2017
Tim-3 and its role in regulating anti-tumor immunity.
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534 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 824 citations in OpenAlex.
- Bibliometric analysis of knowledge maps and future trends of TIM-3 in cancer.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Pooled it
- TQB2618 plus Penpulimab, Alone or in Combination with Chemotherapy, for Recurrent or Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Multicenter, Two-Cohort, Phase II Trial.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2026Trial
- Combined Targeting of PD-1 and TIM-3 in Patients with Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: AMBER Part 2B.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2025Trial
- Analysis of PD1, LAG3, TIGIT, and TIM3 expression in human lung adenocarcinoma reveals a 25-gene signature predicting immunotherapy response.Cell reports. Medicine · 2024Trial
- Immune checkpoint knockout screen reveals TIGIT-CD155 interaction as a significant modulator of adapter CAR-T cell function in acute myeloid leukemia.Oncoimmunology · 2026Article
- LAG3 checkpoint function and its mechanism of action in therapeutic targeting.Nature reviews. Immunology · 2026Review
- Advanced gene editing technologies for oncology mechanisms, applications, and clinical implementation.Cancer gene therapy · 2026Review
- A synthetic NKG2A engager enables long-term persistence of HLA-deficient allogeneic engineered Tregs.EMBO molecular medicine · 2026Article
- VISTA drives tumour-intrinsic proliferation in mesothelioma cells.British journal of cancer · 2026Article
- Soluble Uric Acid Drives CD8+ T-cell Exhaustion by Inducing KSR1-Mediated MAPK Hyperactivation.Cancer research · 2026Article
- Expression of LAG-3, TIM-3, and VISTA on Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes in Advanced Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Their Association with CD8+ TIL Density.Biomedicines · 2026Article
- The impairment of CD3+ T lymphocytes in sentinel lymph node of high-risk cutaneous melanoma patients in stage IIB and IIC.Journal of pathology and translational medicine · 2026Article
- Blockade of co-inhibitory receptor immune checkpoint protein TIM3/CD366 augments the anti-cancer activity of CAR-T therapy in solid tumors: An ovarian cancer example.Genes & diseases · 2026Article
- Reprogramming Neuroinflammation: Mitochondrial Targets and Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Alzheimer's Disease.Molecular neurobiology · 2026Review
- Circulating cell populations as response predictors and targets to improve immunotherapy in metastatic lung cancer.iScience · 2026Article
- Insight of immune checkpoint blockades in melanoma: mechanism and clinical translation.Molecular cancer · 2026Review
- Improved Systemic Immunochemotherapy Employing an Oxaliplatin-TLR7/8 Agonist Prodrug Strategy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Prognostic Impact and Clinicopathological Significance of TIM-3 and LAG-3 Expressions in Laryngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2026Article
- Myeloid Malignancies Beyond the Cell: Targeting the Tumour Microenvironment with Next-Generation Immunotherapies.Cancers · 2026Review
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Abstract
Immunotherapy is being increasingly recognized as a key therapeutic modality to treat cancer and represents one of the most exciting treatments for the disease. Fighting cancer with immunotherapy has revolutionized treatment for some patients and therapies targeting the immune checkpoint molecules such as CTLA-4 and PD-1 have achieved durable responses in melanoma, renal cancer, Hodgkin's diseases and lung cancer. However, the success rate of these treatments has been low and a large number of cancers, including colorectal cancer remain largely refractory to CTLA-4 and PD-1 blockade. This has provided impetus to identify other co-inhibitory receptors that could be exploited to enhance response rates of current immunotherapeutic agents and achieve responses to the cancers that are refectory to immunotherapy. Tim-3 is a co-inhibitory receptor that is expressed on IFN-g-producing T cells, FoxP3+ Treg cells and innate immune cells (macrophages and dendritic cells) where it has been shown to suppress their responses upon interaction with their ligand(s). Tim-3 has gained prominence as a potential candidate for cancer immunotherapy, where it has been shown that in vivo blockade of Tim-3 with other check-point inhibitors enhances anti-tumor immunity and suppresses tumor growth in several preclinical tumor models. This review discusses the recent findings on Tim-3, the role it plays in regulating immune responses in different cell types and the rationale for targeting Tim-3 for effective cancer immunotherapy.
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