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ArticleJournal of gastrointestinal oncology2025

Effects of anlotinib combined with camrelizumab and chemotherapy as first-line treatment for advanced esophageal squamous cell carcinoma on tumor immune microenvironment.

Mingfang Xu, Yingda Liu, Xunjie Kuang, Xiuyong Liao, Xiaodong Zhao

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Article in Journal of gastrointestinal oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04471480 (Paclitaxel and Carboplatin Plus PD-1 Inhibitors Combined With Anlotinib for Advanced Esophageal Cancer), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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NCT04471480 naunknown statusnot on this map

Paclitaxel and Carboplatin Plus PD-1 Inhibitors Combined With Anlotinib for Advanced Esophageal Cancer(ESCC)

TypeinterventionalSponsorDong WangRan2020 to 2023Enrolled90ConditionsESCCArmsTC/PD-1 inhibitor/anlotinib
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5 authors.

Mingfang XuThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Yingda LiuDepartment of Cancer Center, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Xunjie KuangDepartment of Cancer Center, Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, Chongqing, China.
Xiuyong LiaoDepartment of Cancer Center, Qianjiang Central Hospital of Chongqing, Chongqing, China.
Xiaodong ZhaoThe Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) presents significant therapeutic challenges due to limited treatment options. While immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) combined with chemotherapy have demonstrated efficacy, variable response rates underscore the necessity for enhanced therapeutic approaches. Anlotinib, a multi-target tyrosine kinase inhibitor, has shown synergistic effects with ICIs in clinical practice. However, its influence on the tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) in ESCC requires further elucidation. This study aimed to investigate anlotinib's effects on the TIME. Methods: In our phase II trial (NCT04471480), we analyzed 8 advanced ESCC patients who achieved operability following treatment with anlotinib, camrelizumab, and chemotherapy (TCAC group). A control group (TCC group) comprised 8 patients from a separate neoadjuvant trial who received identical treatment, excluding anlotinib. Tumor-infiltrating immune cell populations (CD4 Results: Baseline immune cell profiles showed no significant intergroup differences. Post-treatment analysis revealed the TCAC group had significantly elevated CD8 Conclusions: The combination of anlotinib with camrelizumab and chemotherapy appears to modify the ESCC immune microenvironment by promoting cytotoxic CD8

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anlotinibC-C motif chemokine ligand 5 (CCL5)Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC)tumor immune microenvironment (TIME)tumor-infiltrating immune cells (TIICs)

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PMCPMC12432929

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