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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

The role of Treg cells in colorectal cancer and the immunotherapy targeting Treg cells.

Hanqing Yu, Ruiliang Yang, Meixiang Li, Dan Li, Yuanqing Xu

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Hanqing Yu *Department of General Surgery, The Sixth People's Hospital of Huizhou, Huizhou, China.
Ruiliang Yang *Department of General Surgery, The Sixth People's Hospital of Huizhou, Huizhou, China.
Meixiang LiDepartment of General Surgery, The Sixth People's Hospital of Huizhou, Huizhou, China.
Dan LiDepartment of Internal Medicine, The Sixth People's Hospital of Huizhou, Huizhou, China.
Yuanqing XuDepartment of General Surgery, The Sixth People's Hospital of Huizhou, Huizhou, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is among the most prevalent and lethal cancers globally, accounting for approximately 10% of all cancer cases and deaths. Regulatory T (Treg) cells, which accumulate in CRC tissue, suppress anti-tumor immune responses and facilitate tumor progression. This review discusses Treg cell origins and functions, along with the mechanisms by which Tregs influence CRC development. In addition, we highlight therapeutic strategies targeting Tregs-such as immune checkpoint inhibitors and combinatorial approaches-to enhance effector T cell responses. A deeper understanding of Treg-mediated immunosuppression in CRC may inform the design of more effective immunotherapies and precision medicine strategies.

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Colorectal NeoplasmsImmunotherapyT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryAnimalsHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsTumor MicroenvironmentImmune Checkpoint Inhibitorschemokinescolorectal cancerimmune checkpoint inhibitorimmune suppressionimmunotherapyregulatory T cells

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PMID40308582
PMCPMC12040624

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