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Dendritic Cell-Based Cancer Vaccines: The Impact of Modulating Innate Lymphoid Cells on Anti-Tumor Efficacy.

Yeganeh Mehrani, Solmaz Morovati, Fatemeh Keivan, Soroush Sarmadi, Sina Shojaei, Diba Forouzanpour, Byram W Bridle, Khalil Karimi

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Review in Cells, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Nanovaccines for lung cancer: Platforms, mechanistic insights, and translational challenges.Chinese medical journal pulmonary and critical care medicine · 2026
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  8. Natural carrier systems in cancer vaccines and immunotherapy.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Yeganeh MehraniDepartment of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3132-9795
Solmaz MorovatiDivision of Biotechnology, Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71557-13876, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-6269-1228
Fatemeh KeivanDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran 14179-35840, Iran.
Soroush SarmadiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran 14179-35840, Iran.
Sina ShojaeiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran 14179-35840, Iran.ORCID 0009-0001-7310-2548
Diba ForouzanpourDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tehran, Tehran 14179-35840, Iran.
Byram W BridleDepartment of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-8335-1118
Khalil KarimiDepartment of Pathobiology, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON N1G 2W1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7245-5851

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dendritic cell (DC) vaccines stimulate the immune system to target cancer antigens, representing a promising option for immunotherapy. However, clinical trials have demonstrated limited effectiveness, emphasizing the need for enhanced immune responses. Improving the production of DC vaccines, assessing their impact on immune components, and observing responses could improve the results of DC-based therapies. Innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) represent a heterogeneous population of innate immune components that generate cytokines and modulate the immune system, potentially enhancing immunotherapies. Recent research highlights the different functions of ILCs in cancer, demonstrating their dual capabilities to promote tumors and exhibit anti-tumor actions. DCs and ILCs actively communicate under physiological and pathological conditions, and the activation of ILCs by DCs or DC vaccines has been shown to influence ILC cytokine production and function. Gaining insights into the interaction between DC-activated ILCs and tumors is essential for creating exciting new therapeutic strategies. These strategies aim to boost anti-tumor immunity while reducing the support that tumors receive. This review examines the effect of DC vaccination on host ILCs, illustrating the complex relationship between DC-based vaccines and ILCs. Furthermore, it explores some exciting strategies to enhance DC vaccines, aiming to boost anti-tumor immune responses by fostering better engagement with ILCs.

Indexed as

Cancer VaccinesDendritic CellsImmunity, InnateLymphocytesNeoplasmsAnimalsHumansImmunotherapyCancer Vaccinesdendritic cell (DC) vaccinesinnate lymphoid cells (ILCs)tumor microenvironment (TME)

Identifiers

PMID40497988
PMCPMC12155103

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