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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Targeting DNA Damage Repair to Enhance Antitumor Immunity in Radiotherapy: Mechanisms and Opportunities.

Lin Yang, Wenjie Wei, Xun Yuan, Ergang Guo, Ping Peng, Jing Wang, Wei Sun

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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 4 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Lin YangDepartment of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
Wenjie WeiDepartment of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.ORCID 0009-0003-3107-2242
Xun YuanDepartment of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4076-0517
Ergang GuoDepartment of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
Ping PengDepartment of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
Jing WangDepartment of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.
Wei SunDepartment of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81904019;82374259
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Radiotherapy is a standard cancer treatment that involves the induction of DNA damage. DNA damage repair (DDR) pathways maintain genomic integrity and make tumors resistant to radiotherapy and certain chemotherapies. In turn, DDR dysfunction results in cumulative DNA damage, leading to increased sensitivity for antitumor treatment. Moreover, radiotherapy has been shown to trigger antitumor immunity. Currently, immunotherapy has become a new and widely used standard strategy for treating a broad spectrum of tumor types. Notably, recent studies have demonstrated that DDR pathways play important roles in driving the response to immunotherapy. Herein, we review and discuss how DDR affects antitumor immunity induced by radiotherapy. Furthermore, we summarize the development of strategies for combining DDR inhibitors with radiotherapy and/or immunotherapy to enhance their efficacy against cancers.

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DNA DamageDNA RepairNeoplasmsAnimalsHumansImmunotherapyDNA damage repairimmune checkpoint inhibitorsimmunotherapyradiotherapytargeted therapy

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PMID40332379
PMCPMC12027993

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