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ArticleJournal for immunotherapy of cancer2025

Blockade of CLEVER-1 restrains immune evasion and enhances anti-PD-1 immunotherapy in gastric cancer.

Kuan Yu, Yifan Cao, Zihao Zhang, Leihao Wang, Yichao Gu, Tianwei Xu, Xiaolei Zhang, Xinxin Guo, Zhenbin Shen, Jing Qin

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16 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. DCC-2036 induces repolarization of TAMs to M1 type and enhances CD8Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2026
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  9. CLEVER-1Frontiers in immunology · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Kuan Yu *Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6272-9612
Yifan Cao *Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Zihao Zhang *Department of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Leihao WangDepartment of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yichao GuDepartment of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Tianwei XuDepartment of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Xiaolei ZhangDepartment of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Xinxin GuoDepartment of Pathology, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Zhenbin ShenDepartment of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China qin.jing@zs-hospital.sh.cn shen.zhenbin@zs-hospital.sh.cn.
Jing QinDepartment of General Surgery, Zhongshan Hospital Fudan University, Shanghai, China qin.jing@zs-hospital.sh.cn shen.zhenbin@zs-hospital.sh.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8833-3165

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundGastric cancer (GC) remains a major global health burden. Despite the advancements in immunotherapy for patients with GC, the heterogeneity of GC limits response rates, especially in immune "cold" subtypes, including genomically stable and epithelial-mesenchymal transition GC. Common lymphatic endothelial and vascular endothelial receptor-1 (CLEVER-1), a newly recognized immune checkpoint molecule predominantly expressed on tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs), remains poorly understood in GC. This study aims to explore the clinical significance of CLEVER-1

methodsThis study analyzed two independent GC cohorts and single-cell RNA sequencing data (GSE183904). CLEVER-1 expression in TAMs was assessed via multiplex immunofluorescence, flow cytometry, and RNA sequencing. The clinical relevance of CLEVER-1

resultsCLEVER-1 was predominantly expressed on TAMs in GC and was associated with worse clinical outcomes. Transcriptomic and phenotypic analyses revealed that CLEVER-1

conclusionsHigh infiltration of CLEVER-1

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Immune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunotherapyLectins, C-TypeProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorStomach NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedTumor-Associated MacrophagesTumor MicroenvironmentImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsLectins, C-TypePDCD1 protein, humanProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorGastric CancerImmunosuppressionImmunotherapyMacrophageTumor microenvironment - TME

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PMCPMC12096977

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