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ReviewTheranostics2021

Nano-immunotherapy for each stage of cancer cellular immunity: which, why, and what?

Shiyi Zuo, Jiaxuan Song, Jingxuan Zhang, Zhonggui He, Bingjun Sun, Jin Sun

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Review in Theranostics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Macrophage Extracellular Traps in Immunity and Cancer.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  4. Immunotherapy for Solid Tumours: Current Clinical Landscape and Future Directions.European surgical research. Europaische chirurgische Forschung. Recherches chirurgicales europeennes · 2026
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  10. Targeted Drug Nanodelivery and Immunotherapy for Combating Tumor Resistance.Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening · 2025
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  17. Supramolecular Nanostructures for Vaccines.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Shiyi ZuoDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
Jiaxuan SongDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
Jingxuan ZhangDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
Zhonggui HeDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
Bingjun SunDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.
Jin SunDepartment of Pharmaceutics, Wuya College of Innovation, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang 110016, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunotherapy provides a new avenue for combating cancer. Current research in anticancer immunotherapy is primary based on T cell-mediated cellular immunity, which can be divided into seven steps and is named the cancer-immunity cycle. Unfortunately, clinical applications of cancer immunotherapies are restricted by inefficient drug delivery, low response rates, and unmanageable adverse reactions. In response to these challenges, the combination of nanotechnology and immunotherapy (nano-immunotherapy) has been extensively studied in recent years. Rational design of advanced nano-immunotherapies requires in-depth consideration of "which" immune step is targeted, "why" it needs to be further enhanced, and "what" nanotechnology can do for immunotherapy. However, the applications and effects of nanotechnology in the cancer-immunity cycle have not been well reviewed. Herein, we summarize the current developments in nano-immunotherapy for each stage of cancer cellular immunity, with special attention on the which, why and what. Furthermore, we summarize the advantages of nanotechnology for combination immunotherapy in two categories: enhanced efficacy and reduced toxicity. Finally, we discuss the challenges of nano-immunotherapy in detail and provide a perspective.

Indexed as

Drug Delivery SystemsImmunity, CellularImmunotherapyAnimalsHumansNanoparticlesNeoplasmsCancer immunotherapycellular immunitycombination therapy.immunity cyclenanotechnology

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PMID34158861
PMCPMC8210608

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