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ReviewMolecular cancer2025

Autophagy in tumor immune escape and immunotherapy.

Huan Wang, Peng Sun, Xijing Yuan, Zhiyong Xu, Xinyuan Jiang, Mingshu Xiao, Xin Yao, Yueli Shi

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Review in Molecular cancer, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers.

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58citing 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

58 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Autophagy modulation in cancer.Nature reviews. Drug discovery · 2026
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  13. PSD3 links autophagic flux to MHC-I-associated immune modulation in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma.Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026
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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

8 authors.

Huan WangDepartment of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Peng SunDepartment of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Xijing YuanDepartment of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China.
Zhiyong XuDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Oncology Medicine, the, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of School of Medicine, and Internation School of Medicine, International Institutes of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Yiwu, 322000, China.
Xinyuan JiangDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Oncology Medicine, the, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of School of Medicine, and Internation School of Medicine, International Institutes of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Yiwu, 322000, China.
Mingshu XiaoDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Oncology Medicine, the, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of School of Medicine, and Internation School of Medicine, International Institutes of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Yiwu, 322000, China.
Xin YaoDepartment of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210029, China. yaoxin@njmu.edu.cn.
Yueli ShiDepartment of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Center for Oncology Medicine, the, Fourth Affiliated Hospital of School of Medicine, and Internation School of Medicine, International Institutes of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Yiwu, 322000, China. shiyueli@zju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0669-6665

Funding

the National Natural Science Foundation of China 32300753
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The immunotherapy targeting tumor immune escape mechanisms has become a critical strategy in anticancer treatment; however, the challenge of immune resistance remains significant. Autophagy, a cellular response to various stressors, involves the degradation of damaged proteins and organelles via lysosomal pathways, maintaining cellular homeostasis. This process not only supports tumor cell survival but also profoundly impacts the efficacy of cancer immunotherapies. The modulation of autophagy in tumor cells or immune cells exerts dual effects on tumor immune escape and immunotherapy. However, the mechanistic details of how autophagy influences the immune system and therapy remain inadequately understood. Given this complexity, a deeper understanding of the role of autophagy in the tumor-immune landscape could reveal novel therapeutic avenues. By manipulating autophagy appropriately, it may be possible to overcome immune resistance and enhance the effectiveness of immunotherapeutic strategies. This article summarizes the role of autophagy in tumor immunity, its relationship with immunotherapy, and the potential therapeutic benefits of targeting autophagy to strengthen antitumor immune responses and optimize the outcomes of immunotherapy.

Indexed as

AutophagyImmunotherapyNeoplasmsTumor EscapeAnimalsHumansTumor MicroenvironmentAutophagyCancerImmune escapeImmune resistanceTumor immune microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID40102867
PMCPMC11921617

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