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ReviewOncology research2025

Tumor Vaccines for Malignant Melanoma: Progress, Challenges, and Future Directions.

Wenfei Luo, Dingming Song, Yibo He, Judong Song, Yunzhen Ding

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Review in Oncology research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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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

10 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Role of pyroptosis in melanoma: Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potentials.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

5 authors.

Wenfei LuoDepartment of Dermatology, Jinzhou Medical University, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, 121001, China.
Dingming SongDepartment of Urology, Jinzhou Medical University, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, 121001, China.
Yibo HeDepartment of Clinical Lab, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou, 310060, China.
Judong SongDepartment of Pharmacy, The First People's Hospital of Lin'an District, Hangzhou, Lin'an People's Hospital Affiliated to Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 311399, China.
Yunzhen DingDepartment of Postpartum Rehabilitation, The First People's Hospital of Lin'an District, Hangzhou, Lin'an People's Hospital Affiliated to Hangzhou Medical College, Hangzhou, 311399, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Malignant melanoma, characterized by its high metastatic potential and resistance to conventional therapies, presents a major challenge in oncology. This review explores the current status and advancements in tumor vaccines for melanoma, focusing on peptide, DNA/RNA, dendritic cell, tumor cell, and neoantigen-based vaccines. Despite promising results, significant challenges remain, including the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment, patient heterogeneity, and the need for more effective antigen presentation. Recent strategies, such as combining vaccines with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), aim to counteract immune evasion and enhance T cell responses. Emerging approaches, including personalized neoantigen vaccines and the use of self-amplifying RNA platforms, hold promise for overcoming tumor heterogeneity and improving vaccine efficacy. Additionally, optimizing vaccine delivery systems through nanotechnology and genetic modifications is essential for increasing stability and scalability. This review highlights the potential of these innovative strategies to address current limitations, with a focus on how future research can refine and combine these approaches to improve melanoma treatment outcomes.

Indexed as

Cancer VaccinesMelanomaSkin NeoplasmsAnimalsAntigens, NeoplasmHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunotherapyTumor MicroenvironmentAntigens, NeoplasmCancer VaccinesImmune Checkpoint Inhibitorsdendritic cell vaccinesDNA/RNA vaccinesMalignant melanomapeptide vaccinestumor cell vaccinestumor vaccines

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PMID40746887
PMCPMC12308246

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