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ReviewCancer immunology research2025

The Bidirectional Interplay between T Cell-Based Immunotherapies and the Tumor Microenvironment.

Alfredo Pherez-Farah, Gioia Boncompagni, Aleksey Chudnovskiy, Giulia Pasqual

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Review in Cancer immunology research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Alfredo Pherez-FarahLaboratory of Synthetic Immunology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2213-3405
Gioia BoncompagniLaboratory of Synthetic Immunology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.ORCID 0009-0009-0713-8524
Aleksey ChudnovskiyThe Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-5806-1725
Giulia PasqualLaboratory of Synthetic Immunology, Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1476-2669

Funding

European Research Council 853179H2020 European Research Council (ERC) 853179Horizon Europe Marie Sklodowska Curie 101034319Italian Ministry of Research and University 20209Y5YFZ
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

T cell-based therapies, including tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte therapy, T-cell receptor-engineered T cells, and chimeric antigen receptor T cells, are powerful therapeutic approaches for cancer treatment. Whereas these therapies are primarily known for their direct cytotoxic effects on cancer cells, accumulating evidence indicates that they also influence the tumor microenvironment (TME) by altering the cytokine milieu and recruiting additional effector populations to help orchestrate the antitumor immune response. Conversely, the TME itself can modulate the behavior of these therapies within the host by either supporting or inhibiting their activity. In this review, we provide an overview of clinical and preclinical data on the bidirectional influences between T-cell therapies and the TME. Unraveling the interactions between T cell-based therapies and the TME is critical for a better understanding of their mechanisms of action, resistance, and toxicity, with the goal of optimizing efficacy and safety.

Indexed as

ImmunotherapyImmunotherapy, AdoptiveNeoplasmsT-LymphocytesTumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsHumansLymphocytes, Tumor-Infiltrating

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PMID39786986
PMCPMC7617322

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