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ReviewJournal of advanced research2026

The landscape of genitourinary cancer vaccines: clinical advances and future opportunities.

Ruoxuan Zheng, Yuxin Cai, Weihong Ding, Feng Yang, Xu Ke, Yuan Gao

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Review in Journal of advanced research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Ruoxuan ZhengSchool of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Yuxin CaiSchool of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Weihong DingDepartment of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Feng YangNational Key Laboratory of Immunity and Inflammation & School of Pharmacy, Naval Medical University, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: yangfeng1008@126.com.
Xu KeDepartment of Urology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: drkexu@126.com.
Yuan GaoSchool of Pharmacy, Fudan University, Shanghai, China; State Key Laboratory of Advanced Drug Formulations for Overcoming Delivery Barriers, Shanghai, China. Electronic address: yuan_gao@fudan.edu.cn.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCancer vaccines have demonstrated potential as a key immunotherapy strategy based on stimulating immune responses targeting tumor-specific antigens and tumor-associated antigens. Therapeutic cancer vaccines have been proven effective in the treatments of genitourinary cancers, such as Sipuleucel-T (Provenge) and Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG). However, the full fulfillment of these potentials remains an ongoing pursuit. AIM OF THE REVIEW: In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview on vaccines for genitourinary cancers, encompassing bladder, renal, and prostate cancer, addressing their mechanisms and the current status of preclinical/clinical outcomes. The combination strategies based on those cancer vaccines are also summarized, which may provide longer-lasting and more effective treatment. Moreover, we discuss the emerging technologies and future directions for genitourinary cancer vaccines. KEY SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS OF REVIEW: Through different platforms (peptides, DNA, RNA, dendritic cells, etc.), therapeutic cancer vaccines can provoke or strengthen anti-tumor immunity with the assistance of cytokines, chemokines as well as other adjuvants to therefore prevent the deterioration of cancer and eradicate tumor cells. Only a limited number of therapeutic genitourinary cancer vaccines have received regulatory approval, indicating that there are still many critical challenges for the clinical translation of cancer vaccines, which mainly focus on finding effective antigens, immunogenic platforms and suitable combinational clinical strategies.

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Cancer VaccinesImmunotherapyUrogenital NeoplasmsAnimalsAntigens, NeoplasmHumansMaleAntigens, NeoplasmCancer VaccinesCancer therapyCancer vaccinesGenitourinary cancerImmunotherapy

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PMID41297787
PMCPMC13453664

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