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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2024

From tumor microenvironment to emerging biomarkers: the reshaping of the esophageal squamous cell carcinoma tumor microenvironment by neoadjuvant chemotherapy combined with immunotherapy.

Zhengzhou Qiu, Zhao Li, Xingfei Liu, Ruilin Zhang, Yongxuan Li, Chenggen Gao, Xiaoling Mao, Yin Bao, Mingyue Zhang, Changying 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 7 papers.

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Zhengzhou QiuJiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, NanChang, China.
Zhao LiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Jiangxi Cancer Institute, Nanchang, China.
Xingfei LiuJiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, NanChang, China.
Ruilin ZhangJiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, NanChang, China.
Yongxuan LiJiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, NanChang, China.
Chenggen GaoJiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, NanChang, China.
Xiaoling MaoJiangxi Key Laboratory of Oncology, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Yin BaoJiangxi Key Laboratory of Oncology, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Mingyue ZhangJiangxi Key Laboratory of Oncology, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China.
Changying GuoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Jiangxi Cancer Institute, Nanchang, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma is a cancer with high morbidity and mortality. The advent of immune checkpoint inhibitors has significantly increased complete response rates and postoperative R0 resection rates after neoadjuvant therapy. These drugs can largely reverse the suppression of the immune system caused by the tumor microenvironment, allowing the reactivation of anti-tumor immune infiltrating cells, significantly improving the patient's tumor microenvironment, and thus preventing tumor development. However, there are still some patients who respond poorly to neoadjuvant combined immunotherapy and cannot achieve the expected results. It is now found that exploring changes in the tumor microenvironment not only elucidates patient responsiveness to immunotherapy and identifies more reliable biomarkers, but also addresses the limitations of prediction with imaging examination such as CT and the instability of existing biomarkers. In light of these considerations, this review aims to delve into the alterations within the tumor microenvironment and identify potential predictive biomarkers ensuing from neoadjuvant immunotherapy in the context of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.

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Biomarkers, TumorEsophageal NeoplasmsEsophageal Squamous Cell CarcinomaImmunotherapyNeoadjuvant TherapyTumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsBiomarkers, TumorImmune Checkpoint Inhibitorsbiomarkersesophageal canceresophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC)immunotherapyneoadjuvant therapytumor immune microenvironmenttumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs)tumor microenvironment (TME)

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