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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2024

Small molecule inhibitors as adjuvants in cancer immunotherapy: enhancing efficacy and overcoming resistance.

Xiaolin Wu, Nuan Feng, Chao Wang, Hongfei Jiang, Zhu Guo

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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 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Recent progress in small molecules targeting the acidic tumor microenvironment.Journal of enzyme inhibition and medicinal chemistry · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Xiaolin WuThe Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Nuan FengDepartment of Nutrition, Peking University People's Hospital, Qingdao, China.
Chao WangThe Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Hongfei JiangThe Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Zhu GuoThe Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Adjuvant therapy is essential in cancer treatment to enhance primary treatment effectiveness, reduce adverse effects, and prevent recurrence. Small molecule inhibitors as adjuvants in cancer immunotherapy aim to harness their immunomodulatory properties to optimize treatment outcomes. By modulating the tumor microenvironment, enhancing immune cell function, and increasing tumor sensitivity to immunotherapy, small molecule inhibitors have the potential to improve patient responses. This review discusses the evolving use of small molecule inhibitors as adjuvants in cancer treatment, highlighting their role in enhancing the efficacy of immunotherapy and the opportunities for advancing cancer therapies in the future.

Indexed as

Adjuvants, ImmunologicImmunotherapyNeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmHumansTreatment OutcomeAdjuvants, Immunologicadjuvantadjuvant therapyanti-tumor drugcancer immunotherapyneoadjuvant therapysmall molecule inhibitor

Identifiers

PMID39161771
PMCPMC11330769

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