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ArticleMolecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy2025

Dual blockade of TNFR2 and CD47 reshape tumor immune microenvironment and improve antitumor effects in colorectal cancer.

Xiaozhen Kang, Yuxin Li, Yifeng Han, Mengdi Wu, Peng Qian, Jie Dong, Jiwu Wei

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Article in Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Xiaozhen KangState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Yuxin LiState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Yifeng HanState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Mengdi WuState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Peng QianState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China.
Jie DongState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China; Department of Pathogen Biology, School of Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Jiwu WeiState Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. Electronic address: wjw@nju.edu.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a major cause of cancer deaths, with poor outcomes in advanced stages. CD47, overexpressed in CRC, helps tumors evade immune detection by blocking macrophage phagocytosis, while CD47 blockade has shown limited efficacy in CRC. Our study showed that dual blockade of CD47 and TNFR2 demonstrated synergistic antitumor effects in murine CRC models. Since TNFR2 was highly expressed on Tregs and M-MDSCs, combination therapy targeting both CD47 and TNFR2 was tested, resulting in improved tumor control, prolonged survival, and enhanced immune responses by reducing Tregs and M-MDSCs, further increasing CD8

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CD47 AntigenColorectal NeoplasmsReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IITumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsAntibodies, BispecificCell Line, TumorDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansMacrophagesMiceXenograft Model Antitumor AssaysAntibodies, BispecificCD47 AntigenReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type IICD47colorectal cancercombination therapyoncolytic adenovirusTNFR2

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PMID40450521
PMCPMC12432901

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