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ReviewCurrent cancer drug targets2025

A Combination Therapy of Cyclophosphamide and Immunomodulating Agents in Cancer.

Siti Nursyahirah Bakar, Chin Siang Kue

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Review in Current cancer drug targets, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Targeting Lysosomes for Enhanced Anti-Cancer Therapeutics and Immune Response.International journal of biological sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Siti Nursyahirah BakarSchool of Graduate Studies, Management and Science University, Seksyen 13, 40100, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0003-2821-6770
Chin Siang KueFaculty of Health & Life Sciences, Management and Science University, Seksyen 13, 40100, Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-9793-5616

Funding

Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia Fundamental Research FRGS/1/2020/SKK0/MSU/02/1
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cyclophosphamide is a precursor of alkylating nitrogen mustard and was initially claimed to have antineoplastic and immunosuppressive properties. However, the role of cyclophosphamide as an immune activator has also been reported, depending on the dosage used. The application of lower-dose cyclophosphamide has emerged as a potential approach to cancer treatment. Cyclophosphamide selectively depletes regulatory T cells (Tregs), which dampens the immunological response, thereby rebalancing the immune system to allow other immune cells to act more efficiently. Cyclophosphamide can be either a friend or a foe in cancer treatment, depending on the therapeutic regime. The following questions remain to be answered: Can the cyclophosphamide be used in the presence of other agents? Is there any single immunotherapeutic agent that acts synergistically with cyclophosphamide to effectively alter the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment? This review emphasizes the role of cyclophosphamide as an immune modulator, both alone and in combination with other immunotherapeutic agents, for effective cancer treatment in preclinical and clinical settings.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCyclophosphamideImmunomodulating AgentsNeoplasmsAnimalsAntineoplastic Agents, AlkylatingHumansImmunotherapyTumor MicroenvironmentAntineoplastic Agents, AlkylatingCyclophosphamideImmunomodulating Agentscancercombination therapyCyclophosphamideimmunomodulation.immunotherapymodulator

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