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ArticleMedComm2025

Discovery of a non-nucleotide stimulator of interferon genes (STING) agonist with systemic antitumor effect.

Xiyuan Wang, Zhengsheng Zhan, Zhen Wang, Yan Zhang, Kaiyan Zhao, Han Li, Xiaoqian Zhou, Yuting Guo, Fengying Fan, Jian Ding and 4 more

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Article in MedComm, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  6. [Melatonin alleviates cardiomyocyte necroptosis in diabetic mice by inhibiting the STING signaling pathway].Nan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University · 2026
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  7. Circling back to RNA vaccines.Nature biotechnology · 2026
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  10. Advancements and emerging trends in photodynamic therapy: innovations in cancer treatment and beyond.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors.

Xiyuan WangState Key Laboratory of Drug Research Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai China.
Zhengsheng ZhanSmall-Molecule Drug Research Center Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai China.
Zhen WangCryo-Electron Microscopy Research Center & The CAS Key Laboratory of Receptor Research Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai China.
Yan ZhangState Key Laboratory of Drug Research Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai China.
Kaiyan ZhaoSmall-Molecule Drug Research Center Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai China.
Han LiState Key Laboratory of Drug Research Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai China.
Xiaoqian ZhouSmall-Molecule Drug Research Center Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai China.
Yuting GuoSmall-Molecule Drug Research Center Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai China.
Fengying FanUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China.
Jian DingState Key Laboratory of Drug Research Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai China.
Meiyu GengState Key Laboratory of Drug Research Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai China.
Xuekui YuUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China.
Wenhu DuanSmall-Molecule Drug Research Center Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai China.
Zuoquan XieState Key Laboratory of Drug Research Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1613-3321

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Agonists of the stimulator of interferon genes (STING) pathway are increasingly being recognized as a promising new approach in the treatment of cancer. Although progress in clinical trials for STING agonists in antitumor applications has been slow, there is still an urgent need for developing new potent STING agonists with versatile potential applications. Herein, we developed and identified a non-nucleotide STING agonist called DW18343. DW18343 showed robust activation across different STING isoforms. Crystallography analysis revealed that DW18343 binds more deeply into the ligand binding domain (LBD) pocket of STING-H232 compared to other agonists such as MSA-2, SR-717, or cGAMP, which likely contributes to its high potency. DW18343 triggered downstream p-TBK1/p-IRF3 signaling, leading to the production of multiple cytokines. Additionally, DW18343 displayed broad and long-lasting antitumor effects in various syngeneic mouse tumor models, whether administered locally or systemically. Moreover, DW18343 induced immune memory to combat the growth of rechallenged tumors. Finally, DW18343 was shown to be an activator of both the innate and adaptive antitumor immunity in tumor tissue, potentially explaining its strong antitumor effects in vivo. In conclusion, DW18343 serves as a novel non-nucleotide STING agonist with systemic antitumor effect through the activation of antitumor immunity.

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antitumorimmune memoryinnate immunitySTING agonist

Identifiers

PMID39712456
PMCPMC11661907

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