ReviewJournal of hematology & oncology2025
The cGAS‒STING pathway in cancer immunity: mechanisms, challenges, and therapeutic implications.
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113 citing papers in PubMed.
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- The IL-1β-STING Signaling Axis Drives Neuromyelitis Optica Pathogenesis in a Murine Model.Annals of neurology · 2026Article
- Immunomodulatory Nanozymes as Programmable Redox-Immune Set-Point Regulators.Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) · 2026Review
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- Immune response to DNA and RNA: structural insights, molecular mechanisms, and therapeutic targeting.Molecular biomedicine · 2026Review
- An MRI-visible nanotheranostic establishes a self-amplifying pyroptosis-STING-IFN-β circuit for CD8Materials today. Bio · 2026Article
- An siENPP1-Delivering Bimetallic MOF Nanocomplex Enables Triple Activation of the cGAS-STING Pathway for Synergistic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Therapy.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026Article
- Reprogramming the Immunosuppressive Microenvironment in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer via FAP-Targeted Nanoprobes for Multimodal Imaging and Photothermal Therapy.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026Article
- Biomimetic self-assembled copper nanoadjuvant potentiates hepatocellular carcinoma immunotherapy via cuproptosis-driven cGAS-STING activation.Materials today. Bio · 2026Article
- Resetting the immune setpoint of cold tumors through a ferroptosis-cGAS-STING amplification circuit.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Review
- Copper homeostasis and cuproptosis rewire the tumor microenvironment: mechanisms, immune modulation, and therapeutic opportunities.Journal of hematology & oncology · 2026Review
- Working So Hard: Double-Stranded RNAs That Can Perform Both Gene Activation and Gene Silencing.Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology · 2026Article
- GPX4 in the Tumor Microenvironment: Not Just Inhibiting Ferroptosis, but Immuno-Metabolic Regulation.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- cGAS: bridging immunity and metabolic regulation.Journal of molecular cell biology · 2026Review
- Current Perspectives on STING Agonists for Anticancer Drug Development.Chemical biology & drug design · 2026Review
- The cell with many faces: lung macrophage plasticity and function in response to environmental and pathogenic insults.Physiological reviews · 2026Review
- C92, a proton channel-blocking allosteric STING agonist generates robust antitumor activity.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2026Article
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Abstract
Innate immunity represents the body's first line of defense, effectively countering the invasion of external pathogens. Recent studies have highlighted the crucial role of innate immunity in antitumor defense, beyond its established function in protecting against external pathogen invasion. Enhancing innate immune signaling has emerged as a pivotal strategy in cancer therapy. The cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS)-stimulator of interferon genes (STING) signaling pathway is a key innate immune signal that activates the immune response and exerts antitumor effects; this is primarily attributed to the DNA receptor function of cGAS, which recognizes exogenous DNA to activate downstream STING signaling. This, in turn, promotes the activation of downstream targets such as IRF-3(Interferon Regulatory Factor 3) and NF-κB, leading to the secretion of type I interferons and proinflammatory cytokines, thereby increasing cellular immune activity. The activation of the cGAS-STING pathway may thus play a crucial role in enhancing anticancer immunity. In this paper, we reviewed the role of cGAS-STING signaling in anticancer immunity and its molecular mechanisms. Additionally, we briefly discuss the current applications of the cGAS-STING pathway in cancer immunity, summarize recent developments in STING agonists, and address the challenges facing the use of the cGAS-STING pathway in cancer therapy. Finally, we provide insights into the role of the cGAS‒STING pathway in cancer and propose new directions for cancer immunotherapy.
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