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ArticleScience translational medicine2026

Engineered probiotics for tumor-targeted combination chemoimmunotherapy.

Zaofeng Yang, Jongwon Im, Noah Chen, Dylan L Mariuzza, Kenia de Los Santos-Alexis, Fangda Li, Edward R Ballister, Olivia R Ringham, Tal Danino, Nicholas Arpaia

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Article in Science translational medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Zaofeng YangDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4861-9729
Jongwon ImDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3660-2770
Noah ChenDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9795-4561
Dylan L MariuzzaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9369-2514
Kenia de Los Santos-AlexisDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3628-9796
Fangda LiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4697-3989
Edward R BallisterDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-4478-2513
Olivia R RinghamDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.
Tal DaninoDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2713-7659
Nicholas ArpaiaDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0657-0528

Funding

Tumor Biology and Microenvironment ProgramP30CA013696 · NCI · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI Anil K Rustgi · 1985 to 2026
$115.3M
Modulation of the tumor microenvironment with probiotic therapiesR01CA249160 · NCI · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI ARPAIA, NICHOLAS, DANINO, TAL · 2020 to 2024
$3.0M
Engineering immunotherapeutic probiotics to mitigate irAEU01CA247573 · NCI · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI ARPAIA, NICHOLAS, DANINO, TAL · 2020 to 2024
$2.9M
Treating colon cancer by regulating intestinal immunity through microbial metabolismR01CA259634 · NCI · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI ARPAIA, NICHOLAS · 2021 to 2025
$2.8M
Engineered probiotic bacteria for colorectal cancer immunoprevention and interceptionUG3CA301294 · NCI · COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Nicholas Arpaia, Tal Danino · 2025 to 2026
$1.5M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA013696NCI NIH HHS R01 CA249160NCI NIH HHS R01 CA259634NCI NIH HHS U01 CA247573NCI NIH HHS UG3 CA301294
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Achieving tumor-specific delivery and sustained activation of both cytotoxic and immune-modulating agents remains a critical challenge in chemoimmunotherapy. Here, a bacterial platform was engineered to combine enzyme/prodrug chemotherapy with immunotherapy, in which tumor-homing

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ImmunotherapyNeoplasmsProbioticsAnimalsCell Line, TumorCytosine DeaminaseEscherichia coliFlucytosineFluorouracilHumansInterleukin-15MiceMice, Inbred C57BLProdrugsCytosine DeaminaseFlucytosineFluorouracilInterleukin-15Prodrugs

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PMID42748218
PMCPMC13608007

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