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Modulating gut microbiome in cancer immunotherapy: Harnessing microbes to enhance treatment efficacy.
Review in Cell reports. Medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 101 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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101 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 112 citations in OpenAlex.
- Impact of microbiome-modulating strategies in cancer patients receiving immunotherapy (MSIT): A systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2026Pooled it
- Harnessing the Gut Microbiome in Cancer Immunotherapy: Mechanisms, Challenges, and Routes to Personalized Medicine-A Systematic Review.Technology in cancer research & treatmentPooled it
- Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of the Probiotic Lactiplantibacillus plantarum Probio87 for Gut-Vaginal Microbiota Modulation in Healthy Women.Molecular nutrition & food research · 2026Trial
- Dynamics of tumor ecosystems and microbiome in response to neoadjuvant ABFOLFOX treatment in patients with unresectable colorectal cancer with liver metastasis.Genome medicine · 2026Trial
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- Dietary intervention through bacterial-derived butyrate elicits anti-tumor activity and increases anti-PD-1 response.Gut microbes · 2026Article
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- Gut microbiota associate with disease severity and survival in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine · 2026Article
- Tryptophan metabolism in tumor microenvironment and therapeutic implications.Journal of advanced research · 2026Review
- Gut microbiota modulation of systemic immunity and cancer immunotherapy: mechanisms, evidence, and therapeutic implications.Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society · 2026Review
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- MMP1 Modulates Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Progression and Therapeutic Response Via Tumour Microenvironment.International dental journal · 2026Article
- Next-Generation Nanocarrier Platforms for RNA Vaccines: Advances in Formulation, Stability Engineering, and Translational Manufacturing Challenges.Pharmaceutics · 2026Review
- Harnessing the microbiome: a new frontier in lung cancer immunotherapy.Cancer biology & medicine · 2026Review
- Targeting CDK4/6 in Combination with Phage-Based Anti-HER2 Vaccination Overcomes Immune Evasion and Enhances the Anticancer Response in Breast Cancer.Pharmaceutics · 2026Article
- Prostate Cancer at the Microbial Crossroads: Illuminating a New Frontier in Precision Medicine.The world journal of men's health · 2026Review
- Microbial Influence on Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy in Non-Small Cell Carcinoma: The Gut-Lung-Immune Axis.Cancers · 2026Review
- Immunotherapy 3.0: Breakthroughs Steering the Next Generation of Cancer Control.Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Review
- Gut microbiota and cancer immunotherapy: from dysbiosis to personalized immune checkpoint blockade optimization.Folia microbiologica · 2026Review
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
Immunotherapy has emerged as a robust approach against cancer, yet its efficacy has varied among individuals, accompanied by the occurrence of immune-related adverse events. As a result, the efficacy of immunotherapy is far from satisfactory, and enormous efforts have been invested to develop strategies to improve patient outcomes. The gut microbiome is now well acknowledged for its critical role in immunotherapy, with better understanding on host-microbes interaction in the context of cancer treatment. Also, an increasing number of trials have been conducted to evaluate the potential and feasibility of microbiome-targeting approaches to enhance efficacy of cancer treatment in patients. Here, the role of the gut microbiome and metabolites (e.g., short-chain fatty acids, tryptophan metabolites) in immunotherapy and the underlying mechanisms are explored. The application of microbiome-targeting approaches that aim to improve immunotherapy efficacy (e.g., fecal microbiota transplantation, probiotics, dietary intervention) is also elaborated, with further discussion on current challenges and suggestions for future research.
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