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ReviewAnti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry2025

Advanced Technologies for Cancer Immunotherapy: Focus on Gastrointestinal Cancers.

Shahrzad Ahangarzadeh, Elmira Mohammadi, Hajar Yaghoobi, Kiana Shahzamani, Armina Alagheband Bahrami, Roghaye Arezumand, Leila Beikmohammadi, Abbas Alibakhshi

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Review in Anti-cancer agents in medicinal chemistry, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors.

Shahrzad AhangarzadehInfectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Elmira MohammadiPharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Hajar YaghoobiClinical Biochemistry Research Center, Basic Health Sciences Institute, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.
Kiana ShahzamaniHepatitis Research Center, School of Medicine, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.
Armina Alagheband BahramiDepartment of Medical Biotechnology, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Roghaye ArezumandAdvanced Sciences and Technologies, School of Medicine, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran.
Leila BeikmohammadiDepartment of Immunology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Abbas AlibakhshiMolecular Medicine Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunotherapy is becoming an alternative method for gastrointestinal cancers, such as colorectal, gastric, and liver cancers. This field of research focuses on utilizing the immune system to recognize and eliminate cancer cells. One important method is immune checkpoint inhibitors, which enable T cells to recognize and attack tumor cells by releasing the immune system's brakes. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy is another approach that modifies a patient's T cells to express receptors specific to tumor-associated antigens. Some cancer vaccines have demonstrated positive results in clinical trials, particularly colorectal and gastric cancers. Despite progress, challenges exist in immunotherapy for gastrointestinal cancers, such as treatment resistance, limited biomarkers for patient selection, and identifying new targets. In this review, different immunotherapy methods for all types of gastrointestinal cancers will be studied, and the limitations and benefits of each will be discussed in detail. By delving into the various immunotherapy methods, their limitations, and benefits, this review offers valuable insights that could potentially shape the future of gastrointestinal cancer treatment. It not only sheds light on the promising advancements in immune checkpoint inhibitors, CAR T-cell therapy, and cancer vaccines but also highlights the existing challenges that demand further research and innovation.

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Gastrointestinal NeoplasmsImmunotherapyCancer VaccinesHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsCancer VaccinesImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsCAR T-cell therapycheckpoint inhibitorsGastrointestinal cancersGI neoplasms.immunotherapyvaccine

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