ReviewCancers2021
STING Agonists as Cancer Therapeutics.
Review in Cancers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 256 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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256 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 371 citations in OpenAlex.
- cGAS-STING agonists in preclinical glioblastoma animal models: a systematic review of tumor microenvironment modulation and survival outcomes.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Phase II Clinical Trial and Preclinical Evaluation of a Novel CD47 Blockade Combination in Refractory Microsatellite-Stable Metastatic Colorectal Cancer.Cancer research communications · 2025Trial
- Benzothiazole derivatives target oligoadenylate synthetase and enhance RSV vaccine efficacy as adjuvants.Bioactive materials · 2027Article
- Next-generation vaccine adjuvants: Integrating nanotechnology, systems immunology, and computational approaches for precision vaccinology.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2026Review
- PET pharmacokinetics of [¹⁸F]F-AraG as a marker of T cell activation during immunotherapy with a STING agonist with and without anti-PD-1.EJNMMI research · 2026Article
- STING agonist profiling by nucleotide library defines structural determinants of cyclic dinucleotide recognition.iScience · 2026Article
- The bidirectional immunoregulatory effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine on the cGAS-STING signaling pathway and their translational prospects.Chinese medicine · 2026Review
- Fibrinogen-Drug Nanoparticles Achieve Durable Responses in Pancreatic and Breast Cancer Murine Models.ACS pharmacology & translational science · 2026Article
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- cGAS-STING pathway activation drives the cold-to-hot tumor transition and sensitizes immunotherapy.Cancer biology & medicine · 2026Review
- Advances in paclitaxel-mediated remodeling of the gastric cancer immune microenvironment and sensitization to immune checkpoint inhibitors via cGAS-STING pathway activation triggered by mtDNA release: challenges and translational perspectives.Molecular biology reports · 2026Review
- Leveraging Mitochondria-Endoplasmic Reticulum Functional Interplay With an On-Demand Nanoparticle to Boost mtDNA-Based STING Immunotherapy.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026Article
- Recent progress in cGAS-STING agonist design and mechanisms of cancer immune modulation.RSC chemical biology · 2026Review
- Current Perspectives on STING Agonists for Anticancer Drug Development.Chemical biology & drug design · 2026Review
- Updates on intratumoral therapies in melanoma.Cancer · 2026Review
- Precision engineering of macrophage reprogramming with RNA interference-loaded lipid nanoparticles: a game-changer in cancer immunotherapy.Drug delivery and translational research · 2026Review
- C92, a proton channel-blocking allosteric STING agonist generates robust antitumor activity.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2026Article
- Tertiary Lymphoid Structure: A Potential Therapeutic Target Affecting Immune Response in Autoimmune Diseases.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2026Review
- Engineered Lipid Nanoparticles with Promoted Endosomal Escape and R283S-Mediated Stimulator of Interferon Genes (STING) Activation for Pancreatic Cancer Immunotherapy.Pharmaceutics · 2026Article
- STING agonists reduce genital chlamydial infection and attenuate inflammation and pathology.Infection and immunity · 2026Article
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Abstract
The interrogation of intrinsic and adaptive resistance to cancer immunotherapy has identified lack of antigen presentation and type I interferon signaling as biomarkers of non-T-cell-inflamed tumors and clinical progression. A myriad of pre-clinical studies have implicated the cGAS/stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway, a cytosolic DNA-sensing pathway that drives activation of type I interferons and other inflammatory cytokines, in the host immune response against tumors. The STING pathway is also increasingly understood to have other anti-tumor functions such as modulation of the vasculature and augmentation of adaptive immunity via the support of tertiary lymphoid structure development. Many natural and synthetic STING agonists have entered clinical development with the first generation of intra-tumor delivered cyclic dinucleotides demonstrating safety but only modest systemic activity. The development of more potent and selective STING agonists as well as novel delivery systems that would allow for sustained inflammation in the tumor microenvironment could potentially augment response rates to current immunotherapy approaches and overcome acquired resistance. In this review, we will focus on the latest developments in STING-targeted therapies and provide an update on the clinical development and application of STING agonists administered alone, or in combination with immune checkpoint blockade or other approaches.
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