Evidence map›Paper›PMID 40702186›Full record

ArticleNature2025

NNMT inhibition in cancer-associated fibroblasts restores antitumour immunity.

Janna Heide, Agnes J Bilecz, Samarjit Patnaik, Maria Francesca Allega, Leonhard Donle, Kaiting Yang, Ethan Teich, Yan Li, Qiaoshan Lin, Ke Kong and 24 more

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Article in Nature, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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45citing papers in PubMed
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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

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

34 authors.

Janna HeideDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3528-1602
Agnes J Bilecz *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Samarjit Patnaik *National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4265-7620
Maria Francesca Allega *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0952-8496
Leonhard DonleDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Kaiting YangDepartment of Radiation and Cellular Oncology and Ludwig Center for Metastasis Research, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9328-5655
Ethan TeichDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-4890-4445
Yan LiCenter for Research Informatics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Qiaoshan LinCenter for Research Informatics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7851-6048
Ke KongNational Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.
Li LiuNational Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.
Tae Gyun YangNational Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.
Ken Chih-Chien ChengNational Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.
Jonathan H ShrimpNational Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.
Quinlin M HansonNational Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.
Min ShenNational Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.
Hongmao SunNational Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.
Hardik ShahMetabolomics Platform, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-8408-5686
Lisa SchweizerDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1165-7804
Katarzyna ZawieraczDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Andrea OllandSchrödinger Framingham, Framingham, MA, USA.
Andre WhiteSchrödinger Framingham, Framingham, MA, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4393-1062
Robert K SutoSchrödinger Framingham, Framingham, MA, USA.
Razzaq AlhunayanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0009-0005-5629-0881
Medine TaşdemirDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Noa LongmanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Hua LiangDepartment of Radiation and Cellular Oncology and Ludwig Center for Metastasis Research, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5512-8595
Matthias MannDepartment of Proteomics and Signal Transduction, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1292-4799
Gordon M StottLeidos Biomedical Research, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9148-6100
Matthew D HallNational Center for Advancing Translational Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5073-442X
Simon SchwörerDepartment of Medicine, Section of Hematology/Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Ralph R WeichselbaumDepartment of Radiation and Cellular Oncology and Ludwig Center for Metastasis Research, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5643-8939
András PiffkóDepartment of Radiation and Cellular Oncology and Ludwig Center for Metastasis Research, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5300-6594
Ernst LengyelDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Section of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA. elengyel@uchicago.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-8624-1507

Funding

Metabolic reprogramming of the tumor microenvironment and therapy resistanceR35CA264619 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI Ernst Lengyel · 2021 to 2026
$5.2M
Elucidating the Roles of RNA m6A readers Y1 and Y2 in radiation-induced immunity and immunotherapyR01CA262508 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI WEICHSELBAUM, RALPH R · 2021 to 2025
$2.0M
Nicotinamide N-Methyltransferase (NNMT) as a master regulator of cancer stromaR01CA211916 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI LENGYEL, ERNST · 2017 to 2021
$1.9M
Investigating the metabolic regulation of tumor desmoplasiaR00CA259224 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI SCHWÖRER, SIMON · 2023 to 2025
$747k
NCI NIH HHS R00 CA259224NCI NIH HHS R01 CA211916NCI NIH HHS R01 CA262508NCI NIH HHS R35 CA264619
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) have a pivotal cancer-supportive role, yet CAF-targeted therapies are lacking

Indexed as

Cancer-Associated FibroblastsEnzyme InhibitorsNicotinamide N-MethyltransferaseOvarian NeoplasmsAnimalsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Line, TumorColonic NeoplasmsFemaleHistonesHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsLymphocyte ActivationMaleMethylationMiceEnzyme InhibitorsHistonesImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsNicotinamide N-Methyltransferase

Identifiers

PMID40702186
PMCPMC13337316

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