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ReviewCellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands)2025

Trends in immunotherapy for oral squamous cell carcinoma.

Ningning Xue, Ying Wang, Ziyuan Wang, Xin Zeng, Jiongke Wang, Xuefeng Zhang

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Review in Cellular oncology (Dordrecht, Netherlands), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Ningning XueState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Research Unit of Oral Carcinogenesis and Management, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Sichuan University, No. 14, 3rd Section of Ren Min Nan Rd, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
Ying WangState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Research Unit of Oral Carcinogenesis and Management, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Sichuan University, No. 14, 3rd Section of Ren Min Nan Rd, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
Ziyuan WangState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Research Unit of Oral Carcinogenesis and Management, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Sichuan University, No. 14, 3rd Section of Ren Min Nan Rd, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
Xin ZengState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Research Unit of Oral Carcinogenesis and Management, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Sichuan University, No. 14, 3rd Section of Ren Min Nan Rd, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China.
Jiongke WangState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Research Unit of Oral Carcinogenesis and Management, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Sichuan University, No. 14, 3rd Section of Ren Min Nan Rd, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China. wangjiongke@163.com.
Xuefeng ZhangState Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, Research Unit of Oral Carcinogenesis and Management, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Sichuan University, No. 14, 3rd Section of Ren Min Nan Rd, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China. zhangxuefeng1990@scu.edu.cn.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82002877National Natural Science Foundation of China 82201074National Natural Science Foundation of China 82270986National Natural Science Foundation of China,China U19A2005
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is a prevalent malignant tumor of the head and neck, characterized by an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. The traditional treatment approach for OSCC typically involves a combination of surgical resection, radiotherapy, and chemotherapy. Over the last few decades, the 5-year overall survival rate for OSCC has remained relatively stagnant at approximately 50-60%. Recently, the rapid progress in immunotherapy has revolutionized OSCC treatment, particularly through the use of immune checkpoint blockade therapies. Nivolumab and pembrolizumab have been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the immunotherapy of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Additionally, other modalities such as costimulatory agonists, adoptive cellular therapy, cytokine immunotherapy, cancer vaccines, and photoimmunotherapy have shown promising feasibility and efficacy in relevant preclinical and clinical studies. Future directions for OSCC immunotherapy include precision medicine and research into the pathogenesis of immune-related adverse events (irAEs) and standardization of management methods. Furthermore, nano-immunotherapy is expected to be a significant trend in OSCC treatment. Clinical trial number Not applicable.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Squamous CellImmunotherapyMouth NeoplasmsSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckHumansHead and neck squamous cell carcinomaImmune checkpoint inhibitorImmunotherapyOral squamous cell carcinoma

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PMID40549116
PMCPMC12528217

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