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ReviewCancers2025

The Current State of Tumor Microenvironment-Specific Therapies for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Raghav Chandra, Jasmina Ehab, Edward Hauptmann, Naga Swati Gunturu, John D Karalis, Daniel O Kent, Christopher A Heid, Scott I Reznik, Inderpal S Sarkaria, Huocong Huang and 2 more

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Review in Cancers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Nanovaccines for lung cancer: Platforms, mechanistic insights, and translational challenges.Chinese medical journal pulmonary and critical care medicine · 2026
    Review
  3. Tumorigenesis and Tumor Microenvironment in Lung Cancer.Current issues in molecular biology · 2026
    Review
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  7. Smart nanoplatforms for early detection and immune modulation in lung cancer.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025
    Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Raghav ChandraDepartment of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Jasmina EhabDepartment of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Edward HauptmannDepartment of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Naga Swati GunturuDepartment of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
John D KaralisDepartment of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7601-5776
Daniel O KentDepartment of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-2464-2747
Christopher A HeidDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Scott I ReznikDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Inderpal S SarkariaDepartment of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Huocong HuangDepartment of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.
Rolf A BrekkenDepartment of Surgery, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2704-2377
John D MinnaHamon Center for Therapeutic Oncology Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX 75390, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7776-0767

Funding

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS--SPORE IN LUNG CANCERP50CA070907 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI HEYMACH, JOHN V. · 1996 to 2024
$57.4M
Transport Oncophysics CoreU54CA210181 · NCI · METHODIST HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI SHEN, HAIFA · 2016 to 2020
$9.3M
Targeted inhibition in stromal TGFβ activity in pancreatic cancerR01CA243577 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI BREKKEN, ROLF A · 2020 to 2023
$1.7M
NCI NIH HHS P50 CA070907NCI NIH HHS R01 CA243577NCI NIH HHS U54 CA210181
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) remains the leading cause of cancer-related mortality. Exploration of the tumor microenvironment (TME) has resulted in dramatic advancements in the treatment of NSCLC through the advent of immunotherapy. Indeed, anti-programmed death (PD) ligand 1/PD-1 checkpoint inhibitor therapy has substantially improved survival for advanced, unresectable disease and is now being increasingly utilized in the perioperative setting for early-stage, resectable tumors. This success has generated vigorous interest in exploring other cellular players in the NSCLC TME that could be potentially targeted for therapeutic benefit. In this review, we discuss the current state of therapeutic targets in the NSCLC TME, reflect on the revolution of immunotherapy and future directions for its utilization, and reflect on how the current investigations into TME-specific targets may impact thoracic surgical care.

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immunotherapyNSCLCtargeted therapythoracic surgical oncologytumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID40507214
PMCPMC12153686

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