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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

Recent advances in novel tumor immunotherapy strategies based on regulating the tumor microenvironment and immune checkpoints.

Hanhui Jing, Yan Gao, Zongsheng Sun, Shanglong Liu

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Hanhui JingDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Yan GaoDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Zongsheng SunDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China.
Shanglong LiuDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, Shandong, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tumor immunotherapy, a novel and rapidly progressing cancer treatment, has experienced remarkable advancements over recent years. It focuses on augmenting the patient's immune defenses and remodeling the immune microenvironment (IME) of tumors, rather than directly targeting malignant cells. The efficacy of immunotherapy relies substantially on multiple components within the tumor microenvironment (TME), extending beyond adaptive immunity alone. Immune cells within the TME play critical roles in both promoting immune surveillance and facilitating immune evasion. This complexity emphasizes the importance of immune checkpoint regulation in immunotherapeutic interventions. Therapeutically targeting specific immune cell subsets and metabolic pathways in combination treatments can transform an immunosuppressive TME into one that is immunologically activated, facilitating enhanced immune cell infiltration and consequently improving immunotherapy efficacy. Nevertheless, comprehensive research remains necessary to fully elucidate the mechanisms underlying TME interactions and immune checkpoint regulation, ultimately enabling more effective immunotherapeutic approaches.

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Immune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunotherapyNeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsHumansImmune Checkpoint ProteinsTumor EscapeImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmune Checkpoint Proteinscancer immunotherapyimmune cellsimmune checkpointimmunotherapy resistancetumor microenvironment

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PMID40607438
PMCPMC12213813

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