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ReviewJournal of nanobiotechnology2024

Targeting the tumor microenvironment with biomaterials for enhanced immunotherapeutic efficacy.

Yekai Feng, Qinglai Tang, Bin Wang, Qian Yang, Yuming Zhang, Lanjie Lei, Shisheng Li

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Review in Journal of nanobiotechnology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Hierarchical Targeting of TREM2Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026
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  12. Emerging Nanoplatforms are Effective Against Tumor Hypoxia.International journal of nanomedicine · 2026
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  16. Developing Biomaterial-Based mRNA Delivery System for Lung Disease Treatment.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Yekai FengDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.
Qinglai TangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.
Bin WangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.
Qian YangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.
Yuming ZhangDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.
Lanjie LeiKey Laboratory of Artificial Organs and Computational Medicine in Zhejiang Province, Institute of Translational Medicine, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou, 310015, Zhejiang, China. leilanjie1988@163.com.
Shisheng LiDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China. lissdoctor@csu.edu.cn.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The tumor microenvironment (TME) is a complex system characterized by low oxygen, low pH, high pressure, and numerous growth factors and protein hydrolases that regulate a wide range of biological behaviors in the tumor and have a profound impact on cancer progression. Immunotherapy is an innovative approach to cancer treatment that activates the immune system, resulting in the spontaneous killing of tumor cells. However, the therapeutic efficacy of these clinically approved cancer immunotherapies (e.g., immune checkpoint blocker (ICB) therapies and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies) is far from satisfactory due to the presence of immunosuppressive TMEs created in part by tumor hypoxia, acidity, high levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and a dense extracellular matrix (ECM). With continuous advances in materials science and drug-delivery technologies, biomaterials hold considerable potential for targeting the TME. This article reviews the advances in biomaterial-based targeting of the TME to advance our current understanding on the role of biomaterials in enhancing tumor immunity. In addition, the strategies for remodeling the TME offer enticing advantages; however, the represent a double-edged sword. In the process of reshaping the TME, the risk of tumor growth, infiltration, and distant metastasis may increase.

Indexed as

Biocompatible MaterialsImmunotherapyNeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsDrug Delivery SystemsExtracellular MatrixHumansBiocompatible MaterialsBiomaterialNanoparticleTumor immunotherapyTumor microenvironment

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PMID39605063
PMCPMC11603847

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