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ArticleNature communications2025

Neoantigens combined with in situ cancer vaccination induce personalized immunity and reshape the tumor microenvironment.

Kuanhan Feng, Xinru Zhang, Jiale Li, Mingzhi Han, Jinghuang Wang, Fucai Chen, Zhiwen Yi, Liuqing Di, Ruoning Wang

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Article in Nature communications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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21 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Kuanhan Feng *School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Provincial TCM Engineering Technology Research Center of High Efficient Drug Delivery System, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
Xinru Zhang *School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Provincial TCM Engineering Technology Research Center of High Efficient Drug Delivery System, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
Jiale Li *School of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Provincial TCM Engineering Technology Research Center of High Efficient Drug Delivery System, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
Mingzhi Han *Department of Neurosurgery, Qilu Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine and Institute of Brain and Brain-Inspired Science, Shandong University, Jinan, 250012, China.
Jinghuang WangSchool of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Provincial TCM Engineering Technology Research Center of High Efficient Drug Delivery System, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
Fucai ChenSchool of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Provincial TCM Engineering Technology Research Center of High Efficient Drug Delivery System, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
Zhiwen YiSchool of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Provincial TCM Engineering Technology Research Center of High Efficient Drug Delivery System, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
Liuqing DiSchool of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Provincial TCM Engineering Technology Research Center of High Efficient Drug Delivery System, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
Ruoning WangSchool of Pharmacy, Jiangsu Provincial TCM Engineering Technology Research Center of High Efficient Drug Delivery System, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China. ruoningw@njucm.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7466-9602

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82274104
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neoantigen (nAg) vaccines can induce anti-tumor specific immunity, and tumor killing promotes further antigen diffusion, which is expected to improve prognosis. However, the mutation of cancer cells under the selective pressure of vaccines and the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment make the therapeutic effect unsatisfactory. Here, we develop a nanovaccine (nAg-MRDE/Mn) that can deliver nAg and induce in situ cancer vaccination to synergistically promote a personalized immune response, enhance antigen diffusion, and improve the microenvironment by modulating immunosuppressive cells and activating the innate immune response. Experiments show that nAgs are presented by dendritic cells and expressed by T cells, which cooperate with in situ vaccination to stimulate specific immunity. Cells involved in immunosuppression, such as M2 macrophages and regulatory T cells, are down-regulated, while M1 macrophages and natural killer cells are increased. In addition, the hydrogel loaded with chemokines and nAg-MRDE/Mn inhibits postoperative tumor recurrence, and the combination of nAg-MRDE/Mn and αPD-1 improves the therapeutic effect of αPD-1. This study validates the clinical potential of this strategy and provides ideas for improving neoantigen vaccines.

Indexed as

Antigens, NeoplasmCancer VaccinesNeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsCell Line, TumorDendritic CellsFemaleHumansImmunity, InnateKiller Cells, NaturalMacrophagesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLPrecision MedicineVaccinationAntigens, NeoplasmCancer Vaccines

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PMID40450037
PMCPMC12126593

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