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SynthesisHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2025

A systematic review of the latest progress of drug resistance and clinical application of immunotherapy in renal cell carcinoma in the past five years based on bibliometrics.

Yimao Wu, Jintao Liang, Yalun Liang, Yunqi Ma

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Synthesis in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 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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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

  1. Interaction of HIF-1a with various cell death pathways in tumor immune microenvironment (TIME).Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Yimao WuSchool of Pharmacy, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China.
Jintao LiangFirst Clinical Medical College, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.
Yalun LiangFirst Clinical Medical College, Guangdong Medical University, Zhanjiang, China.
Yunqi MaSchool of Pharmacy, Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Renal cell carcinoma (RCC), an aggressive form of kidney cancer resistant to chemotherapy, encounters challenges from immunotherapy resistance and low response rates. Employing bibliometric tools (VOSviewer, CiteSpace, Bibliometrix), this study analyzed 2020-2024 research on RCC immunotherapy resistance, identifying prominent authors, journals, and trends. Guo Jianming, Wang Jiajun, and Wang Ying are prolific collaborators, whilst Moon, James J. leads in influence. Significant research emphasis PD-1 blockage, autophagy, and B-cell immunity, while emerging trends highlight "biomarkers" and "combination therapy" as critical frontiers to tackling resistance mechanisms. The analysis underscores the necessity for predictive biomarkers and combinatorial strategies to overcome resistance, establishing a framework for advancing RCC treatment and optimizing patient outcomes.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Renal CellDrug Resistance, NeoplasmImmunotherapyKidney NeoplasmsBibliometricsHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmune Checkpoint Inhibitorsbibliometricsdrug resistanceimmunotherapyRenal cell carcinomaresearch progress

Identifiers

PMID40667694
PMCPMC12269700

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