ReviewJournal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR2025
Bridging innate and adaptive tumor immunity: cGAS-STING pathway activation to potentiate immune checkpoint blockade.
Review in Journal of experimental & clinical cancer research : CR, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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.
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.
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed.
- Association of subcutaneous adiposity with survival outcomes in advanced biliary tract cancer treated with gemcitabine, cisplatin, and immune checkpoint inhibitor.Journal of gastroenterology · 2026Article
- Immune response to DNA and RNA: structural insights, molecular mechanisms, and therapeutic targeting.Molecular biomedicine · 2026Review
- Nanomedicine targeting ECM stiffness: restoring mechanical homeostasis for cancer immunotherapy.Materials today. Bio · 2026Review
- C92, a proton channel-blocking allosteric STING agonist generates robust antitumor activity.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2026Article
- iMSC-secreted factors preserve renal capillary networks and ameliorate fibrosis by interrupting the macrophage STING/CD8Stem cell research & therapy · 2026Article
- Rational design of a V-shaped DNA-targeted photosensitizer enables endogenous DNA damage-driven cGAS-STING activation and systemic antitumor immunity.Materials today. Bio · 2026Article
- Review
- STING agonists reduce genital chlamydial infection and attenuate inflammation and pathology.Infection and immunity · 2026Article
- cGAS-STING Pathway in Gastrointestinal Malignancies: Mechanistic Insights and Translational Therapeutic Opportunities.Journal of gastrointestinal cancer · 2026Review
- Chlorogenic acid promotes mtDNA leakage to enhance cGAS-STING induced anti-tumor immunity via ATF5-mtHSP70-TFAM system.International journal of biological sciences · 2026Article
- Physiological, patho-physiological, and potential therapeutic roles for neutrophils in cancer & beyond.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- The cGAS-STING pathway in pulmonary infectious and sterile inflammation: differences, connections, and therapeutic implications.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
The cyclic GMP-AMP synthase-stimulator of interferon genes (cGAS-STING) pathway is critical for innate immunity, as it detects cytoplasmic DNA and drives type I interferon signaling. Pharmacological stimulation of this pathway has been recognized as a valuable approach for cancer immunotherapy, especially when used together with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). Preclinical studies have demonstrated synergistic antitumor effects of cGAS-STING agonists and ICIs across various tumor models, while early-phase clinical trials are exploring their safety and efficacy in patients. Nonetheless, intrinsic tumor resistance, an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME), and therapy-associated immune toxicities continue to pose substantial obstacles to clinical application. In this review, we provide an overview of the present status of cGAS-STING agonists, emphasizing preclinical and clinical advances in combination therapy with ICIs, and discusses the challenges and future directions to optimize efficacy, improve safety, and expand the therapeutic potential of this strategy in oncology.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.