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ReviewOncology research2025

Targeting myeloid-derived suppressor cells in the tumor microenvironment: potential therapeutic approaches for osteosarcoma.

Hye In Ka, Se Hwan Mun, Sora Han, Young Yang

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Review in Oncology research, 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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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Hye In KaResearch Institute of Women's Health, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, 04312, Republic of Korea.
Se Hwan MunResearch Institute of Women's Health, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, 04312, Republic of Korea.
Sora HanResearch Institute of Women's Health, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, 04312, Republic of Korea.
Young YangResearch Institute of Women's Health, Sookmyung Women's University, Seoul, 04312, Republic of Korea.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Osteosarcoma is a bone malignancy characterized by strong invasiveness and rapid disease progression. The tumor microenvironment of osteosarcoma contains various types of immune cells, including myeloid-derived suppressor cells, macrophages, T cells, and B cells. Imbalances of these immune cells can promote the proliferation and metastasis of osteosarcoma. Recent studies have indicated a substantial increase in the levels of myeloid-derived suppressor cells, an immune cell associated with immunosuppressive and pro-cancer effects, in the peripheral blood of patients with osteosarcoma. Moreover, the levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin 18 are positively correlated with those of myeloid-derived suppressor cells in the peripheral blood of animal models of osteosarcoma. In this review, we explore the function of myeloid-derived suppressor cells in osteosarcoma based on the clinical diagnoses of patients with osteosarcoma and discuss future therapeutic approaches for targeting osteosarcoma. Targeting myeloid-derived suppressor cells represents a promising approach to improving the prognosis and survival rates of patients with osteosarcoma.

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Bone NeoplasmsMyeloid-Derived Suppressor CellsOsteosarcomaTumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsHumansPrognosisBone malignancyImmune cellsMyeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC)Tumor microenvironment (TME)

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PMID40109854
PMCPMC11915044

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