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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2024

Targeting tumor-infiltrating tregs for improved antitumor responses.

Diyuan Qin, Yugu Zhang, Pei Shu, Yanna Lei, Xiaoyu Li, Yongsheng Wang

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

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47citing papers in PubMed
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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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Diyuan Qin *Cancer Center, Clinical Trial Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Yugu Zhang *Cancer Center, National Medical Products Administration Key Laboratory for Clinical Research and Evaluation of Innovative Drugs, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Pei Shu *Cancer Center, Clinical Trial Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Yanna LeiCancer Center, National Medical Products Administration Key Laboratory for Clinical Research and Evaluation of Innovative Drugs, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Xiaoyu LiCancer Center, Clinical Trial Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Yongsheng WangCancer Center, National Medical Products Administration Key Laboratory for Clinical Research and Evaluation of Innovative Drugs, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Sichuan University · CNNational Medical Products Administration · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunotherapies have revolutionized the landscape of cancer treatment. Regulatory T cells (Tregs), as crucial components of the tumor immune environment, has great therapeutic potential. However, nonspecific inhibition of Tregs in therapies may not lead to enhanced antitumor responses, but could also trigger autoimmune reactions in patients, resulting in intolerable treatment side effects. Hence, the precision targeting and inhibition of tumor-infiltrating Tregs is of paramount importance. In this overview, we summarize the characteristics and subpopulations of Tregs within tumor microenvironment and their inhibitory mechanisms in antitumor responses. Furthermore, we discuss the current major strategies targeting regulatory T cells, weighing their advantages and limitations, and summarize representative clinical trials targeting Tregs in cancer treatment. We believe that developing therapies that specifically target and suppress tumor-infiltrating Tregs holds great promise for advancing immune-based therapies.

Indexed as

NeoplasmsHumansImmunotherapyT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryTumor Microenvironmentcancercheckpoint inhibitorchemokinecytokineimmunotherapymetabolismmicroenvironmentregulatory T cells

Identifiers

PMID38500876
PMCPMC10944859
OpenAlexW4392371924

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