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ArticleNature communications2025

Single atom engineering for radiotherapy-activated immune agonist prodrugs.

Zexuan Ding, Xiaozhe Yin, Yuedan Zheng, Yiyan Li, Huanhuan Ge, Jianshu Feng, Ziyang Wang, Simiao Qiao, Qi Sun, Fashuo Yu and 3 more

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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 8 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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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 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

13 authors.

Zexuan Ding *Changping Laboratory, Beijing, China.
Xiaozhe Yin *Department of Basic Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Yuedan Zheng *Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Yiyan Li *Peking University-Tsinghua University Centre for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Huanhuan GeChangping Laboratory, Beijing, China.
Jianshu FengChangping Laboratory, Beijing, China.
Ziyang WangBeijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science, Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Simiao QiaoChangping Laboratory, Beijing, China.
Qi SunPeking University-Tsinghua University Centre for Life Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, China.
Fashuo YuChangping Laboratory, Beijing, China.
Zhanshan HouChangping Laboratory, Beijing, China.
Yang-Xin FuChangping Laboratory, Beijing, China. yangxinfu@tsinghua.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8441-6617
Zhibo LiuChangping Laboratory, Beijing, China. zbliu@pku.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5587-4165

Funding

Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology | Department of S and T for Social Development (Department of S&T for Social Development) 2021YFA1601400National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 22441051National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 82250710684
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer treatment by leveraging the body's immune system to combat malignancies. However, on-target, off-tumour (OTOT) toxicity poses significant challenges, often leading to the failure of clinical trials for the development of immunotherapeutic drugs. The molecular engineering of clinically relevant, tumour-selective prodrugs, activated in a targeted way, could help minimize systemic toxicity while maximizing anti-tumour efficacy. Here, we propose a Single Atom Engineering for Radiotherapy-Activated Prodrug (SAE-RAP) technique for the development of radiotherapy-activatable small-molecule immune agonist prodrugs. We show that introducing a single oxygen atom into the TLR7/8 agonist R848 significantly reduces the EC

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Antineoplastic AgentsImidazolesNeoplasmsProdrugsAnimalsCell Line, TumorFemaleHumansImmunotherapyMiceMice, Inbred C57BLOxygenToll-Like Receptor 7Toll-Like Receptor 8Xenograft Model Antitumor AssaysAntineoplastic AgentsImidazolesOxygenProdrugsresiquimodToll-Like Receptor 7Toll-Like Receptor 8

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PMID40592827
PMCPMC12218326

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