ArticleCancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII2023
Improved MAIT cell functions following fecal microbiota transplantation for metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
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- Microbiota boost immunotherapy? A meta-analysis dives into fecal microbiota transplantation and immune checkpoint inhibitors.BMC medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Microbiome interactions in renal cell carcinoma: evidence, challenges and opportunities.Nature reviews. Urology · 2026Review
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- Global research trends in fecal microbiota transplantation combined with immune checkpoint inhibitors for cancer immunotherapy: a bibliometric analysis.Translational cancer research · 2026Article
- Unconventional T cells in urological cancers: catch them if you can.Nature reviews. Urology · 2026Review
- Gut Microbiota: A Potential Role in Modulating Carcinogenesis and Response to Anti-Cancer Therapies.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Review
- Synergistic Effect of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation, γδT Cell Immunotherapy, and Pembrolizumab in Refractory Advanced Pancreatic Cancer: A Case Report.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2026Article
- Microbiota-Gut-Kidney Axis and Targeted Therapeutic Strategies in Kidney Diseases.International journal of biological sciences · 2026Review
- Unconventional guardians of the brain: MAIT cells as emerging players in glioblastoma immunity.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
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- From chaos to order: optimizing fecal microbiota transplantation for enhanced immune checkpoint inhibitors efficacy.Gut microbes · 2025Review
- Gut microbiota and urological cancers: from microecological imbalance to potential for precision therapy.Discover oncology · 2025Review
- The microbiome in cancer.iMeta · 2025Review
- The gut microbiome as a target in cancer immunotherapy: opportunities and challenges for drug development.Nature reviews. Drug discovery · 2025Review
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- The microbiota and renal cell carcinoma.Cellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands) · 2024Review
- An adjunct microbiome therapy to enhance immunotherapy efficacy in melanoma patients.Genes and immunity · 2024Article
- Dysfunctional states of unconventional T-cell subsets in cancer.Journal of leukocyte biology · 2024Article
- Fecal microbiota transplantation plus anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in advanced melanoma: a phase I trial.Nature medicine · 2023Article
- The Gut Microbiome and Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
Strategies to modify the gut microbiome in cancer patients using fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) have gained momentum as a therapeutic intervention. However, how FMT impacts innate-like, antimicrobial T lymphocytes is unclear. In this study, we assessed peripheral blood (PB) mucosa-associated invariant T (MAIT) cell frequencies and functions in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) before and seven days after they received FMT as part of a clinical trial. We found comparable MAIT cell frequencies in healthy controls and mRCC patients. In contrast, γδ T cells exhibited a numerical decline in mRCC, which was partially reversed by FMT. We also found a significant increase in the PB CD4
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