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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2024

The characteristics of the tumor immune microenvironment in colorectal cancer with different MSI status and current therapeutic strategies.

Qingzhe Wang, Min Yu, Shuang Zhang

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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 44 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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44 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  5. γδ T cells in colorectal and liver cancer.Nature reviews. Gastroenterology & hepatology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Qingzhe Wang *Department of Targeting Therapy and Immunology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Min Yu *Division of Thoracic Tumor Multimodality Treatment, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Shuang ZhangDepartment of Targeting Therapy and Immunology, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) remains a significant cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide. Despite advancements in surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, the effectiveness of these conventional treatments is limited, particularly in advanced cases. Therefore, transition to novel treatment is urgently needed. Immunotherapy, especially immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), has shown promise in improving outcomes for CRC patients. Notably, patients with deficient mismatch repair (dMMR) or microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) tumors often benefit from ICIs, while the majority of CRC cases, which exhibit proficient mismatch repair (pMMR) or microsatellite-stable (MSS) status, generally show resistance to this approach. It is assumed that the MSI phenotype cause some changes in the tumor microenvironment (TME), thus triggering antitumor immunity and leading to response to immunotherapy. Understanding these differences in the TME relative to MSI status is essential for developing more effective therapeutic strategies. This review provides an overview of the TME components in CRC and explores current approaches aimed at enhancing ICI efficacy in MSS CRC.

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Colorectal NeoplasmsMicrosatellite InstabilityTumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsDNA Mismatch RepairHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunotherapyImmune Checkpoint Inhibitorscolorectal cancerdeficient mismatch repairimmune checkpoint inhibitorsmicrosatellite instablemicrosatellite stableproficient mismatch repairtumor microenvironment

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PMID39877377
PMCPMC11772360

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