ReviewNPJ precision oncology2023
Applications and clinical trial landscape using Toll-like receptor agonists to reduce the toll of cancer.
Review in NPJ precision oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 92 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
92 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 138 citations in OpenAlex.
- Safety and efficacy of toll-like receptor agonists as therapeutic agents and vaccine adjuvants for infectious diseases in animals: a systematic review.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Pooled it
- Pilot clinical trial of neoadjuvant toll-like receptor 7 agonist (Imiquimod) immunotherapy in early-stage oral squamous cell carcinoma.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Trial
- TLR9 Agonists Potentiate Adoptive T-cell Therapy in Cancer through a B-cell-CD2 Costimulatory Axis.Cancer research · 2026Article
- Spatial biology reveals altered macrophage states in immunosuppressed non-melanoma skin cancer.Cell · 2026Article
- Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns in Mesothelioma: Drivers of Inflammation and Therapeutic Targets.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- A tumor-on-a-chip model reveals and targets reciprocal macrophage-NK cell crosstalk to advance immunotherapy screening.Microsystems & nanoengineering · 2026Article
- Updates on intratumoral therapies in melanoma.Cancer · 2026Review
- Toll-like Receptor 3 as a Context-Dependent Molecular Switch in Epithelial Cancers: Balancing Cell Death and Tumor-Supportive Programs.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Improved Systemic Immunochemotherapy Employing an Oxaliplatin-TLR7/8 Agonist Prodrug Strategy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Combination Immunotherapy as a Promising Strategy to Overcome Immunotherapy Resistance: From Emergence to Next-Generation Approaches.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- DNA delivered by lipid nanoparticles induces CD8+ T cell-dependent antitumor responses and enhances anti-PD-L1 therapy.JCI insight · 2026Article
- First-in-human phase 1 study of RO7119929, an oral TLR7 agonist prodrug, in patients with advanced primary or metastatic liver cancers.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2026Article
- Priorities for local immunotherapy research and drug development.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2026Review
- Simultaneous detection of lymphocytes and tumor cellsNanoscale horizons · 2026Article
- Programmable local immunochemotherapy for triple-negative breast cancer via spatiotemporally controlled release of CpG oligodeoxynucleotides, gemcitabine, and paclitaxel.NPJ breast cancer · 2026Article
- TLR8 agonists remodel the tumor immune microenvironment through PF4-dependent T cell recruitment and ancillary mechanisms.Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII · 2026Article
- Expression of intracellular toll-like receptors in leukoplakia and oral squamous cell carcinoma.Acta odontologica Scandinavica · 2026Article
- The plasmacytoid dendritic cell paradox in cancer: impaired type I interferon responses in a nucleic acid-rich tumor microenvironment.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Review
- The interplay between oncolytic viruses, Toll-like receptor signaling, and chemotherapy in overcoming tumor immune tolerance.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Review
- Targeting Folate Receptors for the Detection and Selective Treatment of Cancer: Advanced Precision Oncology in Practice.International journal of biological sciences · 2026Review
32 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Authors and funding
5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
Funding
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Abstract
Toll-like receptors (TLRs), which serve as a bridge between innate and adaptive immunity, may be viable treatment targets. TLRs are the first line of defense against microbes and activate signaling cascades that induce immune and inflammatory responses. Patients with "hot" versus "cold" tumors may respond more favorably to immune checkpoint inhibition, and through their downstream effects, TLR agonists have the potential to convert "cold tumors" into "hot tumors" making TLRs in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors, potential targets for cancer therapies. Imiquimod is a topical TLR7 agonist, approved by the FDA for antiviral and skin cancer treatments. Other TLR adjuvants are used in several vaccines including Nu Thrax, Heplisav, T-VEC, and Cervarix. Many TLR agonists are currently in development as both monotherapy and in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors. In this review, we describe the TLR agonists that are being evaluated clinically as new therapies for solid tumors.
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