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ReviewCancer communications (London, England)2025

Breaking barriers: Smart vaccine platforms for cancer immunomodulation.

Mohammad Mahmoudi Gomari, Taha Ghantabpour, Nima Pourgholam, Neda Rostami, Stephen M Hatfield, Farzaneh Namazifar, Shadi Abkhiz, Seyed Sadegh Eslami, Mahsa Ramezanpour, Mahsa Darestanifarahani and 2 more

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Review in Cancer communications (London, England), 2025. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

12 authors.

Mohammad Mahmoudi GomariDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Allied Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Taha GhantabpourDepartment of Anatomy, School of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
Nima PourgholamSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
Neda RostamiDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Arak University, Arak, Iran.
Stephen M HatfieldNew England Inflammation and Tissue Protection Institute, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Farzaneh NamazifarDepartment of Chemistry, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
Shadi AbkhizDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Allied Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Seyed Sadegh EslamiDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Allied Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mahsa RamezanpourDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, Faculty of Allied Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Mahsa DarestanifarahaniDepartment of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Rutgers University, Piscataway, New Jersey, USA.
Igor AstsaturovMarvin and Concetta Greenberg Pancreatic Cancer Institute, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Sidi A BencherifDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7704-5608

Funding

Overcoming vaccine-associated hypoxia with advanced biomaterials to enhance cancer immunotherapyR01EB027705 · NIBIB · NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY · PI HATFIELD, STEPHEN MATTHEW · 2021 to 2024
$1.9M
NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB027705NIH HHS R01EB027705
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite significant advancements in cancer treatment, current therapies often fail to completely eradicate malignant cells. This shortfall underscores the urgent need to explore alternative approaches such as cancer vaccines. Leveraging the immune system's natural ability to target and kill cancer cells holds great therapeutic potential. However, the development of cancer vaccines is hindered by several challenges, including low stability, inadequate immune response activation, and the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment, which limit their efficacy. Recent progress in various fields, such as click chemistry, nanotechnology, exosome engineering, and neoantigen design, offer innovative solutions to these challenges. These achievements have led to the emergence of smart vaccine platforms (SVPs), which integrate protective carriers for messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) with functionalization strategies to optimize targeted delivery. Click chemistry further enhances SVP performance by improving the encapsulation of mRNA antigens and facilitating their precise delivery to target cells. This review highlights the latest developments in SVP technologies for cancer therapy, exploring both their opportunities and challenges in advancing these transformative approaches.

Indexed as

Cancer VaccinesImmunomodulationNeoplasmsAnimalsAntigens, NeoplasmClick ChemistryHumansImmunotherapyRNA, MessengerTumor MicroenvironmentAntigens, NeoplasmCancer VaccinesRNA, Messengercancerclick chemistrymRNA vaccinessmart vaccine platformstargeted delivery

Identifiers

PMID39901621
PMCPMC12067400

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