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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

The tumor immune microenvironment: implications for cancer immunotherapy, treatment strategies, and monitoring approaches.

Kelsey Jane Racacho, Ya-Ping Shiau, Rodolfo Villa, Sohaib Mahri, Menghuan Tang, Tzu-Yin Lin, Yuanpei Li

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Kelsey Jane RacachoDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, United States.
Ya-Ping ShiauDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, United States.
Rodolfo VillaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, United States.
Sohaib MahriDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, United States.
Menghuan TangDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, United States.
Tzu-Yin LinDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, United States.
Yuanpei LiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, United States.

Funding

Staff InvestigatorsP30CA093373 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS · PI KC KENT LLOYD · 2002 to 2026
$84.9M
Initiative for Maximizing Student Development at the University of California, Davis.T32GM135741 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI ALDRIN V. GOMES, Manuel F Navedo · 2020 to 2026
$3.2M
Nano-Therapeutic Approaches for Oncogenic Herpesvirus-Mediated MalignanciesR01CA232845 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI IZUMIYA, YOSHIHIRO, LI, YUANPEI · 2018 to 2022
$3.2M
Tumor-penetrating nano-theranostics for image-guided interventions in spontaneous feline head and neck cancerR01DE029237 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI LI, YUANPEI · 2020 to 2024
$2.9M
A “STICK” theranostic nanoplatform for image-guided drug delivery to brain malignanciesR01EB033677 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI LI, YUANPEI · 2022 to 2025
$2.4M
Two-way Magnetic Resonance Tuning Nanoprobe Enhanced Subtraction Imaging for Precision Diagnosis of Brain MetastasisR01EB035416 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI Yuanpei Li · 2024 to 2026
$2.0M
Development of novel nanotherapeutics to overcome therapy resistance using canine brain tumor as a spontaneous modelR01CA294557 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI Yuanpei Li · 2024 to 2026
$1.9M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA093373NCI NIH HHS R01 CA232845NCI NIH HHS R01 CA294557NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB033677NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB035416NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE029237NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM135741
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The tumor immune microenvironment (TIME) plays a pivotal role in cancer progression, detection, and response to cancer treatments. Current knowledge of the diverse and dynamic cellular components of the TIME underscores how the immune landscape evolves in response to immunotherapy. This review highlights the importance of understanding the TIME for advancing cancer immunotherapy by integrating insights from basic biology and clinical practice with recent advances in science and technology, paving the way for more personalized cancer therapies through modern medical innovations. The cellular and molecular compositions of the TIME and the cellular interactions will be explored. Next, we summarize how the TIME is shaped by immune activation and suppression through various mechanisms of action. Immunotherapies designed to enhance host immune function are discussed in detail to visualize and quantify cellular dynamics within the TIME once treated with immunotherapy. In particular, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) has significantly enhanced early cancer detection and diagnostics by analyzing patient samples with greater precision. The topics are structured to explore core principles, immune activation and suppression, imaging methods, current and emerging therapies, and the broader influence of the TIME on diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment strategies.

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ImmunotherapyNeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsHumansartificial intelligenceimmune activationimmune surveillanceimmunosuppressivetreatmenttumor immune microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID41058701
PMCPMC12497833

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