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ReviewWorld journal of gastrointestinal oncology2025

Unmasking immune checkpoint resistance in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: Insights into the tumor microenvironment and biomarker landscape.

Zhe Wang, Rui-Ying Zhang, Yi-Fan Xu, Bing-Tong Yue, Jia-Yi Zhang, Feng Wang

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Review in World journal of gastrointestinal oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Antibody-Drug Conjugates in the Treatment of Esophageal Cancer.Current treatment options in oncology · 2026
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  7. Mast cell driven immunometabolism as a therapeutic entry point in ESCC.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2026
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  8. Terminally exhausted CD8Frontiers in immunology · 2025
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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

6 authors.

Zhe WangDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China.
Rui-Ying ZhangDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China.
Yi-Fan XuDepartment of Clinical Medicine, The First Clinical Medical College of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 45000, Henan Province, China.
Bing-Tong YueDepartment of Clinical Medicine, The First Clinical Medical College of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 45000, Henan Province, China.
Jia-Yi ZhangDepartment of Clinical Medicine, The First Clinical Medical College of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 45000, Henan Province, China.
Feng WangDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450052, Henan Province, China. zzuwangfeng@zzu.edu.cn.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) remains a daunting global health concern. It is marked by aggressive progression and poor survival. While immunotherapy has emerged as a promising treatment modality, both primary and acquired resistance continue to limit its clinical impact, leaving many patients without durable benefits (

Indexed as

BiomarkersEsophageal squamous cell carcinomaImmune checkpoint blockadeImmunotherapy resistanceTumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID40837744
PMCPMC12362561

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