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ReviewFrontiers in oncology2025

CD70 as a target in cancer immunotherapy: advances, challenges, and future directions.

Ruchen Wu, Junze Chen, Gang Wang, Lulu Han

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Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 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.

Ruchen Wu *Cancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Junze Chen *Cancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Gang WangCancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Lulu HanCancer Institute, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer immunotherapy represents a paradigm shift in oncology by leveraging the immune system to target tumors. The therapeutic efficacy of these approaches depends critically on identifying molecular targets that enhance treatment responses while limiting toxicity. CD70, a TNF family member, has emerged as a promising target due to its overexpression in hematologic malignancies and solid tumors contrasted with restricted expression in healthy tissues. This differential expression profile implies that CD70-directed therapies could achieve tumor-specific cytotoxicity with reduced off-target effects. Nevertheless, key challenges persist, including optimizing delivery systems and elucidating the immunological consequences of CD70 modulation. This review synthesizes recent progress in CD70-targeted immunotherapy, evaluating both its therapeutic potential and current constraints to guide future clinical translation.

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cancer immunotherapyCAR-T therapyCD70monoclonal antibodiestumor microenvironment

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PMID40896423
PMCPMC12394045

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