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ReviewChinese medical journal2026

Chemokine-chemokine receptor axis: Emerging immunotherapeutic paradigms for solid tumor microenvironment reprogramming.

Yang Zhao, Xueqian Wang, Tong Lei, Hezhe Lu, Yong Zhao, Guiying Wang

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Review in Chinese medical journal, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing 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

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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

3 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

6 authors.

Yang ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Xueqian WangFaculty of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518107, China.
Tong LeiState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Hezhe LuState Key Laboratory of Membrane Biology, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Yong ZhaoFaculty of Synthetic Biology, Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518107, China.
Guiying WangGeneral Surgery Department, the Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei 050000, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

abstractChemokines play a critical role in regulating immune cell infiltration and their interactions with cancer cells in the tumor microenvironment (TME). Disrupted chemokine gradients influence immune cell recruitment and activation, as well as tumor cell proliferation, metastasis, and angiogenesis. By modulating these processes, chemokines shape the immune landscape of the tumor microenvironment, driving either immunosuppressive or immunostimulatory responses with corresponding pro- or antitumor effects. Dysregulated expression of chemokines and their receptors is strongly associated with tumor initiation, progression, and clinical outcomes. As a result, the chemokine receptor axis has gained prominence as a therapeutic target in cancer immunotherapy. This review explores chemokine expression profiles across various tumor types and their receptor-mediated interactions with immune cells. It also summarizes current strategies to therapeutically target chemokine signaling, both as standalone interventions and in combination with other treatment modalities.

Indexed as

ChemokinesImmunotherapyNeoplasmsReceptors, ChemokineTumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsHumansSignal TransductionChemokinesReceptors, ChemokineChemokine receptorsChemokinesTumor immunotherapyTumor microenvironment

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PMID41813655
PMCPMC13090073

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