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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2024

Prognostic biomarkers for immunotherapy in esophageal cancer.

Xu Tong, Meiyuan Jin, Lulu Wang, Dongli Zhang, Yuping Yin, Qian Shen

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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  8. Harnessing biomarkers to guide immunotherapy in esophageal cancer: toward precision oncology.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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6 authors.

Xu Tong *Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Meiyuan Jin *Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Lulu WangTianjin Key Laboratory of Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Dongli ZhangTianjin Key Laboratory of Technologies Enabling Development of Clinical Therapeutics and Diagnostics, School of Pharmacy, Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin, China.
Yuping YinDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Qian ShenDepartment of Oncology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Esophageal cancer (EC), a common type of malignant tumor, ranks as the sixth highest contributor to cancer-related mortality worldwide. Due to the condition that most patients with EC are diagnosed at advanced or metastatic status, the efficacy of conventional treatments including surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy is limited, resulting in a dismal 5-year overall survival rate. In recent years, the application of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has presented a novel therapeutic avenue for EC patients. Both ICIs monotherapy and immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy or chemoradiotherapy (CRT) have demonstrated marked benefits for patients with advanced EC. Adjuvant or neoadjuvant therapy incorporating immunotherapy has also demonstrated promising prospects in the context of perioperative treatment. Nonetheless, due to the variable response observed among patients undergoing immunotherapy, it is of vital importance to identify predictive biomarkers for patient stratification, to facilitate identification of subgroups who may derive greater benefits from immunotherapy. In this review, we summarize validated or potential biomarkers for immunotherapy in EC in three dimensions: tumor-cell-associated biomarkers, tumor-immune microenvironment (TIME)-associated factors, and host-associated biomarkers, so as to provide a theoretical foundation to inform tailored therapy for individuals diagnosed with EC.

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Biomarkers, TumorEsophageal NeoplasmsImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsClinical Trials, Phase III as TopicHumansPrognosisTumor MicroenvironmentBiomarkers, TumorImmune Checkpoint Inhibitorsbiomarkersesophageal cancerICIsimmunotherapyTIME

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