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ReviewClinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico2025

Emerging immunologic approaches as cancer anti-angiogenic therapies.

Mohammadreza Azimi, Mahdokht Sadat Manavi, Maral Afshinpour, Roya Khorram, Reza Vafadar, Fatemeh Rezaei-Tazangi, Danyal Arabzadeh, Sattar Arabzadeh, Nasim Ebrahimi, Amir Reza Aref

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Review in Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Mohammadreza Azimi *Department of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, Saveh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Saveh, Iran.
Mahdokht Sadat Manavi *Otolaryngology Department, Tehran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
Maral AfshinpourDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry, South Dakota State University (SDSU), Brookings, SD, USA.
Roya KhorramBone and Joint Diseases Research Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Reza VafadarDepartment of Orthopeadic Surgery, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran.
Fatemeh Rezaei-TazangiDepartment of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran.
Danyal ArabzadehXi'an Jaiotong University Medical Campus, Xi'an Jaiotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.
Sattar ArabzadehXi'an Jaiotong University Medical Campus, Xi'an Jaiotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, China.
Nasim Ebrahimi *Genetics Division, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran. Nasimeb69@gmail.com.
Amir Reza ArefMass General Cancer Center, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. aaref@mgh.harvard.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7355-2306

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Targeting tumor angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels supporting cancer growth and spread, has been an intense focus for therapy development. However, benefits from anti-angiogenic drugs like bevacizumab have been limited by resistance stemming from activation of compensatory pathways. Recent immunotherapy advances have sparked interest in novel immunologic approaches that can induce more durable vascular pruning and overcome limitations of existing angiogenesis inhibitors. This review comprehensively examines these emerging strategies, including modulating tumor-associated macrophages, therapeutic cancer vaccines, engineered nanobodies and T cells, anti-angiogenic cytokines/chemokines, and immunomodulatory drugs like thalidomide analogs. For each approach, the molecular mechanisms, preclinical/clinical data, and potential advantages over conventional drugs are discussed. Innovative therapeutic platforms like nanoparticle delivery systems are explored. Moreover, the importance of combining agents with distinct mechanisms to prevent resistance is evaluated. As tumors hijack angiogenesis for growth, harnessing the immune system's specificity to disrupt this process represents a promising anti-cancer strategy covered by this review.

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Angiogenesis InhibitorsImmunotherapyNeoplasmsNeovascularization, PathologicAnimalsCancer VaccinesHumansSingle-Domain AntibodiesT-LymphocytesTumor-Associated MacrophagesAngiogenesis InhibitorsCancer VaccinesSingle-Domain AntibodiesAntiangiogenic vaccinesChimeric antigen receptor T cells (CART)Immune checkpoint inhibitorsImmunotherapyNanoparticles

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