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ReviewCancer immunology research2025

Targeting Myeloid Cells for Cancer Immunotherapy.

Lucas Blanchard, Andrew Mijacika, Juan C Osorio

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Review in Cancer immunology research, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing 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

12 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Innovative immunotherapeutic strategies for thyroid cancer: challenges and opportunities.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  5. Targeting Macrophages in Immunotherapy: The Ascent of CAR-Macrophages.International journal of molecular sciences · 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

3 authors.

Lucas BlanchardLaboratory of Molecular Genetics and Immunology, Rockefeller University, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0001-6942-7086
Andrew MijacikaLaboratory of Molecular Genetics and Immunology, Rockefeller University, New York, New York.ORCID 0009-0007-0464-9842
Juan C OsorioLaboratory of Molecular Genetics and Immunology, Rockefeller University, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0001-8090-1551

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI SELWYN M VICKERS · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Role of Fc Receptors in the Therapeutic Activity of Antibodies Targeting the CD47-SIRP-alpha axisK08CA266740 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI Juan C Osorio · 2022 to 2026
$757k
Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN) 1297233Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) Gerstner Physician Scholars ProgramNational Cancer Institute (NCI) K08CA266740NCI NIH HHS K08 CA266740NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myeloid cells-including monocytes, macrophages, dendritic cells, and granulocytes-are critical architects of the tumor microenvironment, in which they exert diverse functions ranging from immunosuppressive to immunostimulatory. Advances in single-cell omics and high-dimensional immune profiling have unveiled the remarkable heterogeneity and plasticity of these cells, revealing lineage-specialized functions that shape cancer immunity. These discoveries have sparked growing interest in therapeutically targeting myeloid cells as a next-generation strategy in cancer immunotherapy. As a complementary or alternative approach to T cell-centered immunotherapies, myeloid-directed therapies offer unique opportunities to reprogram the immune landscape, enhance antitumor responses, and overcome resistance mechanisms. In this review, we highlight recent discoveries in myeloid cell biology in cancer and discuss emerging therapeutic targets, with an emphasis on antibody-based therapies that have reached clinical development. We further provide perspective on translational challenges to implement these approaches into the clinic and discuss how Fc-engineering and rational antibody design can optimize myeloid cell engagement and amplify their immune effector functions. Together, these advances position myeloid-directed immunotherapies as a promising approach to enhance the efficacy and durability of cancer treatment.

Indexed as

Dendritic CellsImmunotherapyMyeloid CellsNeoplasmsAnimalsHumans

Identifiers

PMID40874587
PMCPMC12477725

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