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ReviewClinical and molecular hepatology2025

Unveiling the intratumor microbiome in liver cancer: Current insights and prospective applications.

Xindi Ke, Shangze Jiang, Qiaoxin Wei, Minghao Sun, Hang Sun, Mingchang Pang, Mei Liu, Lejia Sun, Huayu Yang, Yilei Mao

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Review in Clinical and molecular hepatology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
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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

11 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Article
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  3. A Microbial Lipid-ATP Synthase Axis Fuels NK Cell Antitumor Activity.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  6. Microbial dysbiosis in cholangiocarcinoma.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026
    Review
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  8. IntratumoralFrontiers in immunology · 2026
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  11. Emerging technologies and current challenges in intratumoral microbiota research.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 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

10 authors.

Xindi KeDepartment of Liver Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Shangze JiangDepartment of Liver Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Qiaoxin WeiDepartment of Oncology, Beijing You'an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Minghao SunDepartment of Liver Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Hang SunLiver Transplantation Center, National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Mingchang PangDepartment of Liver Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Mei LiuDepartment of Oncology, Beijing You'an Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Lejia SunDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Huayu YangDepartment of Liver Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Yilei MaoDepartment of Liver Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2023M731765China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2023T160328Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences 2021-I2M-1-058National High Level Hospital Clinical Research Funding 2022-PUMCH-B-034University Science Research Project of Jiangsu Province 23KJB320002
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The role of the gut microbiome in the development and progression of liver cancer has long been recognized. However, the presence of microbes in tumors that were previously considered sterile has only recently been discovered. The intratumor microbiome in liver cancer likely originates from various sources, including the gut, hematogenous spread from other mucosal locations, adjacent non-cancerous tissues, and co-metastasis with the tumor cells. As a newly discovered component of the tumor microenvironment, it regulates host immune responses, promotes chronic inflammation, modulates metabolic pathways, and exerts other influences in liver cancer. These unique features offer potential new biomarkers for liver cancer prognosis and treatment response. Exploring the complex interactions between intratumor microbiome and the host to modulate or target the intratumor microbiome may provide new avenues for liver cancer treatment. This article provides a comprehensive review of our current understanding regarding the potential origins of the intratumor microbiome in liver cancer, its unique characteristics, and the underlying mechanisms by which it affects liver cancer. Furthermore, we discuss the promising clinical implications and potential challenges that remain before this knowledge can be fully integrated into clinical practice.

Indexed as

Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeLiver NeoplasmsMicrobiotaHumansTumor MicroenvironmentBiomarkersClinical significanceLiver cancerMicrobiomeTherapeutic effects

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PMID39838826
PMCPMC12260631

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