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ReviewActa pharmaceutica Sinica. B2024

Insights into therapeutic peptides in the cancer-immunity cycle: Update and challenges.

Xiaokun Zhang, Ye Wu, Jiayi Lin, Shengxin Lu, Xinchen Lu, Aoyu Cheng, Hongzhuan Chen, Weidong Zhang, Xin Luan

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In one paragraph

Review in Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Histone H4K8 lactylation modulated immunosuppressive properties by promoting FAP transcription and ECM remodeling.Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association · 2026
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  9. Peptide-based drugs in immunotherapy: current advances and future prospects.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2025
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  12. Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Xiaokun ZhangShanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research and Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
Ye WuShanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research and Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
Jiayi LinShanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research and Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
Shengxin LuShanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research and Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
Xinchen LuShanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research and Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
Aoyu ChengShanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research and Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
Hongzhuan ChenShanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research and Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
Weidong ZhangShanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research and Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.
Xin LuanShanghai Frontiers Science Center for Chinese Medicine Chemical Biology, Institute of Interdisciplinary Integrative Medicine Research and Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunotherapies hold immense potential for achieving durable potency and long-term survival opportunities in cancer therapy. As vital biological mediators, peptides with high tissue penetration and superior selectivity offer significant promise for enhancing cancer immunotherapies (CITs). However, physicochemical peptide features such as conformation and stability pose challenges to their on-target efficacy. This review provides a comprehensive overview of recent advancements in therapeutic peptides targeting key steps of the cancer-immunity cycle (CIC), including tumor antigen presentation, immune cell regulation, and immune checkpoint signaling. Particular attention is given to the opportunities and challenges associated with these peptides in boosting CIC within the context of clinical progress. Furthermore, possible future developments in this field are also discussed to provide insights into emerging CITs with robust efficacy and safety profiles.

Indexed as

Cancer-immunity cycleCancer immunotherapyImmune checkpoint blockadeOncolytic peptidePeptide-major histocompatibility complexPeptide mimotopePeptide neoantigen vaccineSynthetic long peptide vaccine

Identifiers

PMID39309492
PMCPMC11413705

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