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ReviewFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2025

Reprogramming the tumor-immune landscape via nanomaterial-induced immunogenic cell death: a mini review.

Xiangwei Meng, Chunqing Che, Yingjie Yi, Xiaoyang Qu

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Review in Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 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.

Xiangwei MengDepartment of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Qingdao University, Qingdao, China.
Chunqing CheDepartment of West Hospital Orthopaedic Trauma, Zibo Central Hospital Affiliated to Binzhou Medical University, Zibo, China.
Yingjie YiDepartment of Pediatrics, Zibo Central Hospital Affiliated to Binzhou Medical University, Zibo, China.
Xiaoyang QuDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Zibo Central Hospital Affiliated to Binzhou Medical University, Zibo, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nanomaterial-induced immunogenic cell death (ICD) represents a transformative approach to overcoming limitations of conventional cancer immunotherapies. Unlike traditional methods hindered by systemic toxicity and inadequate targeting, nanomaterials precisely deliver therapeutic agents and effectively modulate tumor microenvironmental factors, including hypoxia, acidity, and redox imbalance. By triggering ICD through mechanisms such as reactive oxygen species generation, tumor acidity neutralization, and hypoxia alleviation, nanomaterials facilitate potent anti-tumor immune responses, enhance dendritic cell activation, and promote cytotoxic T lymphocyte recruitment. Additionally, integrating nanomaterial-induced ICD with established immunotherapies like checkpoint inhibitors and CAR-T cells has shown promising preclinical synergy, enabling robust and lasting antitumor immunity. Despite significant translational challenges related to safety, standardization, and tumor heterogeneity, continued advances in multifunctional nanoplatform development and personalized therapeutic strategies hold substantial promise for improving cancer treatment outcomes.

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cancer immunotherapyimmunogenic cell death (ICD)nanomaterialstargeted drug deliverytumor microenvironment (TME)

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PMID40766970
PMCPMC12321846

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