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ArticleCancer research2026

Reprogramming of TLR-Ferroptosis Signaling and Immunometabolic Pathways Overcomes Myeloid Suppression to Improve Checkpoint Blockade in Prostate Cancer.

Nabil A Siddiqui, Li Zhang, Gabriel DeLeon, Nada Naguib, Tuo Zhang, Thomas P Quinn, Feng Chen, Virginia Aragon Sanabria, Anusha Aditya, Daniel Penarete and 11 more

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Article in Cancer research, 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors.

Nabil A Siddiqui *Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0001-5273-5023
Li Zhang *Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0002-2556-1619
Gabriel DeLeon *Department of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.ORCID 0009-0008-6244-7402
Nada NaguibDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.ORCID 0000-0002-7750-1298
Tuo ZhangGenomic Resource Core Facility, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0001-5396-918X
Thomas P QuinnDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri.ORCID 0000-0001-5352-5335
Feng ChenDepartment of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0002-0985-9423
Virginia Aragon SanabriaDepartment of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0001-5565-4122
Anusha AdityaDepartment of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0003-1743-3980
Daniel PenareteDepartment of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0002-6940-9838
Sebastien MonetteLaboratory of Comparative Pathology, Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, Weill Cornell Medicine, Rockefeller University, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0003-2841-6887
Fabio SocciarelliDepartments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0001-9722-8164
Miles PourbaghiDepartment of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.ORCID 0009-0005-2648-7333
Rachel LeeDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.ORCID 0000-0001-5033-4664
Chan LeeCell Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0002-5512-8146
Pat B ZanzonicoDepartment of Medical Physics, Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0002-7334-2752
Howard I ScherGenitourinary Oncology Service, Department of Medicine, Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0002-6791-9324
Michael OverholtzerCell Biology Program, Sloan Kettering Institute for Cancer Research, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0003-3007-4986
Ulrich WiesnerDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York.ORCID 0000-0001-6934-3755
Jedd D WolchokSandra and Edward Meyer Cancer Center, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0001-6718-2222
Michelle S BradburyDepartment of Radiology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York.ORCID 0000-0003-3147-4391

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI SELWYN M VICKERS · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Real-time Intraoperative Imaging of Cancer Biomarkers and Peripheral NervesU54CA199081 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INST CAN RESEARCH · PI LEWIS, JASON S. · 2015 to 2019
$8.3M
Ultrasmall particle-based solutions for inducing ferroptosis and improving anti-tumor immune responses in cancerR01CA253658 · NCI · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI BRADBURY, MICHELLE S, OVERHOLTZER, MICHAEL H. · 2020 to 2024
$3.0M
Molecular Phenotyping and Image-Guidance for Surgical Treatment of High-Risk Prostate Cancer Using Ultrasmall Silica NanoparticlesR01CA243085 · NCI · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI BRADBURY, MICHELLE S · 2020 to 2025
$2.1M
Cycle for SurvivalNational Cancer Institute (NCI) R01CA243085National Cancer Institute (NCI) R01CA253658National Cancer Institute (NCI) U54CA199081National Institutes of Health (NIH) P30 CA008748NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NCI NIH HHS R01 CA243085NCI NIH HHS R01 CA253658NCI NIH HHS U54 CA199081Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy (PICI)U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) PC220534
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The limited efficacy of immunotherapies in advanced prostate cancer stems from a tumor microenvironment (TME) in which myeloid-driven immune suppression, stromal remodeling, and metabolic barriers converge to limit antitumor immunity. In this study, we characterized the immunometabolic properties of an ultrasmall prostate-specific membrane antigen-targeting silica particle therapy as a first-in-class strategy to reprogram the Toll-like receptor (TLR)-ferroptosis axis in MYC-driven prostate cancer. As single agents, these particles suppressed lipid and steroid biosynthesis, disrupted lipid peroxidation control, and impaired nutrient flux, sensitizing tumors to ferroptosis. Coordinated redox remodeling, stromal reprogramming, and innate immune activation reversed myeloid suppression and promoted CD8+ T-cell infiltration. When combined with CSF-1R inhibition and immune checkpoint blockade, the particles suppressed tumor growth, extended survival beyond 100 days, and achieved up to 50% complete remission in MYC-overexpressing models. These findings position TLR-ferroptosis axis remodeling as a mechanistic blueprint for rational, particle-driven immunotherapies with broad translational potential in prostate cancer and other immunologically refractory malignancies. SIGNIFICANCE: Clinically validated, PSMA-targeted ultrasmall core-shell silica particles reprogram immunometabolic pathways via a TLR-ferroptosis axis, enabling tumor microenvironment remodeling and potentiating checkpoint blockade in prostate cancer, with translational implications for treatment-resistant disease.

Indexed as

FerroptosisImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsProstatic NeoplasmsToll-Like ReceptorsAnimalsCell Line, TumorHumansMaleMetabolic ReprogrammingMiceSignal TransductionTumor MicroenvironmentImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsToll-Like Receptors

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PMID42290280
PMCPMC13314319

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