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ArticleCancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII2026

Downregulation of B7-H4 contributes to the synergistic effect of USP2a-targeted/anti-PD-1 combination therapy in EGFR mutant lung cancer.

Boshu Sun, Miao Kong, Xiaorui Jiang, Liang Zhu, Jie Zhang, Li Tan, Can Wang, Zhenyang Yuan, Shaomu Chen, Chao Wang and 2 more

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Article in Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors.

Boshu Sun *College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Miao Kong *College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Xiaorui Jiang *College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Liang Zhu *College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Jie ZhangCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Li TanCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Can WangCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Zhenyang YuanCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Shaomu ChenDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Chao WangDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
Ying JiangDepartment of Hemotology, Shanghai Zhaxin Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Hospital, Shanghai, China. cervinejoss@hotmail.com.
Liang ZhangCollege of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. zliang@suda.edu.cn.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82273945
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Anti-PD-1 treatment has shown clinical benefit in malignant cancers. However, EGFR-mutant (EGFR-MT) lung adenocarcinoma, an immune-cold tumor, shows poor response to this immunotherapy. This scenario is associated with elevated levels of B7-H4, an immune checkpoint demonstrating CD8

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Immune Checkpoint InhibitorsLung NeoplasmsUbiquitin ThiolesteraseAnimalsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationDown-RegulationErbB ReceptorsFemaleHumansMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, NudeMutationProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorTumor MicroenvironmentEGFR protein, humanErbB ReceptorsImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorUbiquitin ThiolesteraseUSP2 protein, humanAnti-PD-1B7-H4DeubiquitinationEGFR mutantUSP2a

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PMID41885940
PMCPMC13022231

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