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ReviewCells2025

Tissue-Resident Memory T Cells in Cancer Metastasis Control.

Tyler H Montgomery, Anuj P Master, Zeng Jin, Qiongyu Shi, Qin Lai, Rohan Desai, Weizhou Zhang, Chandra K Maharjan, Ryan Kolb

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In one paragraph

Review in Cells, 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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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing 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

4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Nanovaccines for lung cancer: Platforms, mechanistic insights, and translational challenges.Chinese medical journal pulmonary and critical care medicine · 2026
    Review
  2. Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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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

9 authors.

Tyler H MontgomeryDepartment of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Anuj P MasterDepartment of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.ORCID 0009-0006-1609-4808
Zeng JinDepartment of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Qiongyu ShiDepartment of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Qin LaiDepartment of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Rohan DesaiDepartment of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
Weizhou ZhangDepartment of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8236-0346
Chandra K MaharjanDepartment of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0673-9888
Ryan KolbDepartment of Pathology, Immunology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.

Funding

University of Florida Health Cancer Center Support GrantP30CA247796 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI Alison Ivey · 2023 to 2026
$10.9M
Proteolysis-targeting chimera against BCL-XL inhibits breast cancer metastasisR01CA260239 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI ZHANG, WEIZHOU · 2021 to 2025
$2.5M
Proteolysis targeting chimera against nuclear receptor NR4A1 for melanoma therapyR01CA290792 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI Keiran Smalley, Weizhou Zhang · 2024 to 2026
$2.0M
Exploring novel therapeutic strategies for combinatory therapy to treat renal clear cell carcinomasR01CA269661 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI Weizhou Zhang · 2023 to 2026
$1.9M
The role of Angiopoietin-like 4 in clear cell renal cell carcinoma and its therapeutic potentialR01CA288749 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI Ryan H Kolb · 2025 to 2026
$719k
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA247796NCI NIH HHS R01 CA260239NCI NIH HHS R01 CA269661NCI NIH HHS R01 CA288749NCI NIH HHS R01 CA290792
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tissue-resident memory T (TRM) cells have emerged as critical sentinels in the control of cancer metastasis, yet their precise roles across different tumor types and tissues remain underappreciated. Here, we review current insights into the mechanisms governing TRM cell seeding and retention in pre-metastatic niches, their effector functions in eliminating disseminated tumor cells, and their dynamic crosstalk with local stromal and myeloid populations. Here, we highlight evidence for organ-specific variability in TRM cell-mediated immunity, discuss strategies for therapeutically harnessing these cells-ranging from vaccination and checkpoint modulation to chemokine axis manipulation-and explore their promise as prognostic biomarkers. Finally, we outline key knowledge gaps and future directions aimed at translating TRM cell biology into targeted interventions to prevent and treat metastatic disease.

Indexed as

Immunologic MemoryMemory T CellsNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasmsAnimalsHumansTumor Microenvironmentcancercancer therapymetastasistissue-resident memory T (TRM) cells

Identifiers

PMID40862776
PMCPMC12384750

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