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ReviewJournal of hematology & oncology2025

Cancer vaccines: current status and future directions.

Yingqiong Zhou, Yuquan Wei, Xiaohe Tian, Xiawei Wei

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Review in Journal of hematology & oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers.

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57citing papers in PubMed
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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

57 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

4 authors.

Yingqiong ZhouLaboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug Target, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 17, Block 3, Southern Renmin Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
Yuquan WeiLaboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug Target, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 17, Block 3, Southern Renmin Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China.
Xiaohe TianLaboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug Target, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 17, Block 3, Southern Renmin Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China. xiaohe.t@wchscu.cn.
Xiawei WeiLaboratory of Aging Research and Cancer Drug Target, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 17, Block 3, Southern Renmin Road, Chengdu, 610041, Sichuan, People's Republic of China. xiaweiwei@scu.edu.cn.

Funding

the National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scholars No. 32122052
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer continues to be a major global health burden, with high morbidity and mortality. Building on the success of immune checkpoint inhibitors and adoptive cellular therapy, cancer vaccines have garnered significant interest, but their clinical success remains modest. Benefiting from advancements in technology, many meticulously designed cancer vaccines have shown promise, warranting further investigations to reach their full potential. Cancer vaccines hold unique benefits, particularly for patients resistant to other therapies, and they offer the ability to initiate broad and durable T cell responses. In this review, we highlight the antigen selection for cancer vaccines, introduce the immune responses induced by vaccines, and propose strategies to enhance vaccine immunogenicity. Furthermore, we summarize key features and notable clinical advances of various vaccine platforms. Lastly, we delve into the mechanisms of tumor resistance and explore the potential benefits of combining cancer vaccines with standard treatments and other immunomodulatory approaches to improve vaccine efficacy.

Indexed as

Cancer VaccinesNeoplasmsAnimalsAntigens, NeoplasmHumansAntigens, NeoplasmCancer VaccinesCancer vaccineClinical outcomeCombination therapyTumor antigenTumor resistance

Identifiers

PMID39962549
PMCPMC11834487

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