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ReviewInternational journal of nanomedicine2025

Nanomaterials Application for STING Pathway-Based Tumor Immunotherapy.

Wenrui Zhao, Xiaolin Tang, Yucui Qin, Xiaochang Wang, Keqing Zhong, Ningqiang Gong, Tao Li

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Review in International journal of nanomedicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Wenrui ZhaoDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, People's Republic of China.
Xiaolin TangDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, People's Republic of China.
Yucui QinDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, People's Republic of China.
Xiaochang WangDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, People's Republic of China.
Keqing ZhongDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, People's Republic of China.
Ningqiang GongDepartment of School of Basic Medical Sciences, Division of Life Sciences and Medicine, Hefei National Research Center for Physical Science at the Microscale, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People's Republic of China.
Tao LiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, People's Republic of China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The STING pathway has emerged as a therapeutic target in tumor immunotherapy due to its ability to induce interferon responses, enhance antigen presentation and activate T cells. Despite its therapeutic potential, STING pathway-based tumor immunotherapy has been limited by challenges in poor cellular delivery, rapid degradation of STING agonists, and potential systemic toxicity. Recently, advancements in nanotechnology have tried to overcome these limitations by providing platforms for more accurate and efficient targeted delivery of agonists, more moderate sustained STING pathway activation, and more efficient immune presentation and anti-tumor immune response. This review systematically examines the application of nanomaterials in STING pathway-based tumor immunotherapy, focusing on three principal strategies: enhancing tumor vaccine efficacy, modulating the tumor microenvironment, and improving T cell mediated tumor immunotherapy. The challenges to clinical translation, including clinical trial research updates, regulatory hurdles, and biosafety considerations, are also discussed. Overall, STING pathway-based nanomaterials offer promising potential for clinical translation in tumor immunotherapy.

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ImmunotherapyMembrane ProteinsNanostructuresNeoplasmsAnimalsCancer VaccinesHumansSignal TransductionSTING ProteinTumor MicroenvironmentCancer VaccinesMembrane ProteinsSTING1 protein, humanSTING ProteinnanomaterialSTING agonistSTING pathwaytumor immunotherapy

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PMID40927662
PMCPMC12415628

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