ReviewMolecular cancer2023
Regulatory cells and the effect of cancer immunotherapy.
Review in Molecular cancer, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 118 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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118 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- Efficacy of pembrolizumab in advanced cancer of the vulva: a systematic review and single-arm meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2024Pooled it
- Phase II Open-Label Trial of Brentuximab Vedotin with Pembrolizumab in PD-1-Pretreated Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer and Metastatic Cutaneous Melanoma.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2025Trial
- Pilot clinical trial of neoadjuvant toll-like receptor 7 agonist (Imiquimod) immunotherapy in early-stage oral squamous cell carcinoma.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Trial
- Dendritic cell vaccination combined with carboplatin/paclitaxel for metastatic endometrial cancer patients: results of a phase I/II trial.Frontiers in immunology · 2024Trial
- Implications of Rho GTPase signaling in cancer immunotherapy.Biochemical Society transactions · 2026Review
- Regulatory B-cell states in NSCLC immunotherapy resistance: mechanisms, spatial context and translational implications.Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII · 2026Review
- Neuropeptide Y as a Neuro-Immune Checkpoint in Cancer.Journal of neuroimmune pharmacology : the official journal of the Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology · 2026Review
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- Identification of tolerogenic dendritic cells-related prognostic biomarkers in Wilms tumor via machine learning integration.Discover oncology · 2026Article
- Endoplasmic reticulum stress in disease pathogenesis: its implications for therapy.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2026Review
- IL-2 Free Expansion of T Cells with Immunofilaments.Advanced healthcare materials · 2026Article
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- The Emerging Role of Tertiary Lymphoid Structures as Predictive and Prognostic Biomarkers of Immunotherapy in Cancer.Cancer medicine · 2026Review
- Integrated bioinformatics and experimental validation identify CCDC78 as a prognostic biomarker in colon adenocarcinoma.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Trojan Horse Strategy: How Biomimetic Nanomedicine Remodels the Tumor Microenvironment.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Combinatorial Analysis of CD4Cancers · 2026Article
- Regulatory T Cells in Diabetic Wound Healing: A Comprehensive Review.Journal of inflammation research · 2026Review
- Cuproptosis-triggering nanomedicine boosts antitumor immunotherapy.Theranostics · 2026Review
58 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
Several mechanisms and cell types are involved in the regulation of the immune response. These include mostly regulatory T cells (Tregs), regulatory macrophages (Mregs), myeloid suppressor cells (MDSCs) and other regulatory cell types such as tolerogenic dendritic cells (tolDCs), regulatory B cells (Bregs), and mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs). These regulatory cells, known for their ability to suppress immune responses, can also suppress the anti-tumor immune response. The infiltration of many regulatory cells into tumor tissues is therefore associated with a poor prognosis. There is growing evidence that elimination of Tregs enhances anti-tumor immune responses. However, the systemic depletion of Treg cells can simultaneously cause deleterious autoimmunity. Furthermore, since regulatory cells are characterized by their high level of expression of immune checkpoints, it is also expected that immune checkpoint inhibitors perform part of their function by blocking these molecules and enhancing the immune response. This indicates that immunotherapy does not only act by activating specific effector T cells but can also directly or indirectly attenuate the suppressive activity of regulatory cells in tumor tissues. This review aims to draw together our current knowledge about the effect of immunotherapy on the various types of regulatory cells, and how these effects may be beneficial in the response to immunotherapy.
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