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ArticleJournal for immunotherapy of cancer2026

Modulating

Xiaoqiang Qi, Ming Yang, Xinjian Liu, Lixin Ma, Jussuf T Kaifi, Aaron C Ericsson, Eric T Kimchi, Kevin F Staveley-O'Carroll, Guangfu Li

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Article in Journal for immunotherapy of cancer, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Xiaoqiang Qi *Department of Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
Ming Yang *Department of Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4895-5864
Xinjian LiuDepartment of Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1109-1740
Lixin MaDepartment of Radiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2171-1226
Jussuf T KaifiDepartment of Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3425-2356
Aaron C EricssonDepartment of Veterinary Pathobiology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
Eric T KimchiDepartment of Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
Kevin F Staveley-O'CarrollDepartment of Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA gli@uchc.edu ksoc@uchc.edu.
Guangfu LiDepartment of Surgery, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA gli@uchc.edu ksoc@uchc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9817-568X

Funding

Combination of ceramide and immunotherapy in treatment of hepatocellular cancerR01CA208396 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · PI KESTER, MARK, LI, GUANGFU · 2017 to 2021
$2.8M
Mechanistic studies of gut microbiota-mediated immune activation against hepatocellular cancerR01CA250536 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · PI LI, GUANGFU, STAVELEY-O'CARROLL, KEVIN FINNBAR · 2021 to 2025
$2.3M
Targeting KLF2 in macrophages to improve immune checkpoint therapy for hepatocellular cancerR01CA274959 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · PI Guangfu Li, Kevin Finnbar Staveley-O'Carroll · 2023 to 2026
$1.8M
Mechanisms of gut microbiota/metabolite interface-mediated hepatic inflammationR01DK130340 · NIDDK · UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA · PI LI, GUANGFU, RECTOR, RANDY SCOTT · 2022 to 2024
$1.2M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA208396NCI NIH HHS R01 CA250536NCI NIH HHS R01 CA274959NIDDK NIH HHS R01 DK130340
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe gut microbiota is increasingly recognized as a critical external regulator along the gut-liver axis, influencing hepatocarcinogenesis and modulating responses to immunotherapy. However, the specific microbial determinants, underlying mechanisms, and potential clinical applications remain incompletely elucidated.

methodsBuilding on the observed association between gut microbiota and anti-programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) immunotherapeutic efficacy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), we leveraged a suite of clinically relevant murine HCC models to comprehensively characterize tumor-associated microbial signatures using 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequencing. By precisely manipulating microbial composition through a non-hepatotoxic antibiotic cocktail 3 (ABX-3), targeted microbial supplementation, human fecal microbiota transplant (FMT), and controlled

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conclusions

Indexed as

BacteroidesCarcinoma, HepatocellularImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunotherapyLiver NeoplasmsProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorAnimalsFecal Microbiota TransplantationFemaleGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansMiceImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorDendriticHepatocellular CarcinomaImmune Checkpoint InhibitorImmune modulatoryToll-like receptor - TLR

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PMID41702649
PMCPMC12918670

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