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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Immune Modulation and Immunotherapy in Solid Tumors: Mechanisms of Resistance and Potential Therapeutic Strategies.

Suman Giri, Gopal Lamichhane, Jitendra Pandey, Ramesh Khadayat, Sindhu K C, Hari Prasad Devkota, Dipendra Khadka

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Suman GiriAsian College for Advance Studies, Purbanchal University, Satdobato, Lalitpur 44700, Nepal.
Gopal LamichhaneDepartment of Nutritional Sciences, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-1487-7578
Jitendra PandeyDepartment of Chemistry, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, 2545 McCarthy Mall, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2201-7255
Ramesh KhadayatPatan Hospital, Patan Academic of Health Sciences, Lagankhel, Lalitpur 44700, Nepal.ORCID 0000-0001-9067-1155
Sindhu K CDepartment of Pharmacology, Chitwan Medical College, Tribhuwan University, Bharatpur-05, Chitwan 44200, Nepal.ORCID 0000-0002-7526-3476
Hari Prasad DevkotaGraduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Oehonmachi 5-1, Chuo-ku, Kumamoto 862-0973, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-0509-1621
Dipendra KhadkaNADIANBIO Co., Ltd., Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Business Incubation Center R201-1, Iksan 54538, Jeonbuk, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0001-7662-3173

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding the modulation of specific immune cells within the tumor microenvironment (TME) offers new hope in cancer treatments, especially in cancer immunotherapies. In recent years, immune modulation and resistance to immunotherapy have become critical challenges in cancer treatments. However, novel strategies for immune modulation have emerged as promising approaches for oncology due to the vital roles of the immunomodulators in regulating tumor progression and metastasis and modulating immunological responses to standard of care in cancer treatments. With the progress in immuno-oncology, a growing number of novel immunomodulators and mechanisms are being uncovered, offering the potential for enhanced clinical immunotherapy in the near future. Thus, gaining a comprehensive understanding of the broader context is essential. Herein, we particularly summarize the paradoxical role of tumor-related immune cells, focusing on how targeted immune cells and their actions are modulated by immunotherapies to overcome immunotherapeutic resistance in tumor cells. We also highlight the molecular mechanisms employed by tumors to evade the long-term effects of immunotherapeutic agents, rendering them ineffective.

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Drug Resistance, NeoplasmImmunomodulationImmunotherapyNeoplasmsAnimalsHumansTumor Microenvironmentemerging strategiesimmune cellsimmune modulationimmunotherapytherapeutic outcomestherapeutic resistancetumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID40243502
PMCPMC11989189

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