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ReviewClinical Medicine Insights. Oncology2025

The Role of the Vaginal Microbiome in Immune Modulation in Cervical Cancer: Composition, Molecular Mechanisms, and Therapeutic Potential.

Junhao Chen, Menglei Zhang, Yingxin Gong, Zheng Gu, Hang Zhou, Yuanyuan Gu, Fang Shen, Guannan Zhou, Jingxin Ding

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Review in Clinical Medicine Insights. Oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing 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

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Population‑Specific Diversity of Dominant VaginalInternational journal of women's health · 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.

Junhao ChenObstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai Key Lab of Reproduction and Development, Shanghai Key Lab of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0004-2809-021X
Menglei ZhangObstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai Key Lab of Reproduction and Development, Shanghai Key Lab of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Shanghai, China.
Yingxin GongObstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai Key Lab of Reproduction and Development, Shanghai Key Lab of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Shanghai, China.
Zheng GuObstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai Key Lab of Reproduction and Development, Shanghai Key Lab of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Shanghai, China.
Hang ZhouObstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai Key Lab of Reproduction and Development, Shanghai Key Lab of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Shanghai, China.
Yuanyuan GuObstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai Key Lab of Reproduction and Development, Shanghai Key Lab of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Shanghai, China.
Fang ShenObstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai Key Lab of Reproduction and Development, Shanghai Key Lab of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Shanghai, China.
Guannan ZhouObstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai Key Lab of Reproduction and Development, Shanghai Key Lab of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Shanghai, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9353-1908
Jingxin DingObstetrics & Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University, Shanghai Key Lab of Reproduction and Development, Shanghai Key Lab of Female Reproductive Endocrine Related Diseases, Shanghai, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accumulating evidence demonstrates that the tumor microenvironment (TME) drives immune suppression through complicated regulations including host-microbe interactions, which poses vaginal microbiome as one of vital regulators of immune microenvironment. This narrative review examined the composition and dynamic changes of vaginal microbiota during carcinogenesis, focusing on mechanistic insights linking microbial dysbiosis to tumor immunity. Notably, commensal bacteria exhibit diverse immunoregulatory functions that can either potentiate or inhibit anti-tumor responses. Clinical evidence further reveals that CST IV microbiota associates with significantly elevated cancer risk, while probiotic interventions show promise in restoring immune surveillance. Critical gaps in standardization of microbiota-based therapies are addressed, emphasizing the need for strain-specific characterization and optimized delivery systems. Collectively, deciphering vaginal microbiome-immune crosstalk opens new avenues for precision interception against cervical cancer.

Indexed as

cervical cancerimmune modulationmicrobial dysbiosistreatmenttumor microenvironmentVaginal microbiome

Identifiers

PMID41031151
PMCPMC12477367

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