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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

Boosting cancer immunotherapy: drug delivery systems leveraging ferroptosis and immune checkpoint blockade.

Ting Zhang, Fanlin Gu, Wei Lin, Haiyan Shao, Aiguo Jiang, Xingang Guan

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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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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Iron, inflammation, and intestinal tumors: the crucial triad in colorectal cancer progression and therapy.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  6. Ferroptosis-induced immune modulation: a new frontier in glioblastoma therapy.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026
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  7. The crosstalk between iron metabolism and immune tolerance in autoimmunity.Inflammation research : official journal of the European Histamine Research Society ... [et al.] · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Ting Zhang *The First People's Hospital of Wenling (Taizhou University Affiliated Wenling Hospital), School of Medicine, Taizhou University, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China.
Fanlin Gu *College of Medical Technology, Beihua University, Jilin, Jilin, China.
Wei LinThe First People's Hospital of Wenling (Taizhou University Affiliated Wenling Hospital), School of Medicine, Taizhou University, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China.
Haiyan ShaoThe First People's Hospital of Wenling (Taizhou University Affiliated Wenling Hospital), School of Medicine, Taizhou University, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China.
Aiguo JiangThe First People's Hospital of Wenling (Taizhou University Affiliated Wenling Hospital), School of Medicine, Taizhou University, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China.
Xingang GuanThe First People's Hospital of Wenling (Taizhou University Affiliated Wenling Hospital), School of Medicine, Taizhou University, Taizhou, Zhejiang, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have revolutionized cancer treatment, significantly improving outcomes for various malignancies. Despite their clinical success, only a subset of patients benefits from ICIs treatment, underscoring the need for innovative strategies to enhance their therapeutic potential. Ferroptosis, a unique form of programmed cell death driven by iron-dependent lipid peroxidation, has emerged as a promising partner for enhanced immunotherapy. Combining ferroptosis inducers with immune checkpoint blockade has shown promising potential in improving the efficacy of cancer immunotherapy. This study explores the mechanisms of ferroptosis and immune checkpoint inhibitors for synergistic cancer treatment, and reviews recent delivery platforms integrating ferroptosis and immune checkpoint blockade for enhanced therapy.

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Drug Delivery SystemsFerroptosisImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunotherapyNeoplasmsAnimalsHumansImmune Checkpoint Inhibitorscombination therapydrug deliveryferroptosisimmune checkpoint inhibitorimmunotherapy

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PMID40636119
PMCPMC12238054

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