Evidence map›Paper›PMID 39732594›Full record

ReviewTrends in cancer2025

Cellular senescence offers distinct immunological vulnerabilities in cancer.

Lin Zhou, Boyang Ma, Marcus Ruscetti

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Review in Trends in cancer, 2025. 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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Lin ZhouDepartment of Molecular, Cell, and Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Boyang MaDepartment of Molecular, Cell, and Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
Marcus RuscettiDepartment of Molecular, Cell, and Cancer Biology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA; Immunology and Microbiology Program, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA; Cancer Center, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA. Electronic address: Marcus.Ruscetti@umassmed.edu.

Funding

Uncovering the heterogenous role of senescence in prostate immune suppression and tumorigenesisR37CA282805 · NCI · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI Marcus A. Ruscetti · 2024 to 2026
$1.3M
NCI NIH HHS R37 CA282805
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic damage following oncogene induction or cancer therapy can produce cellular senescence. Senescent cells not only exit the cell cycle but communicate damage signals to their environment that can trigger immune responses. Recent work has revealed that senescent tumor cells are highly immunogenic, leading to new ways to activate antitumor immunosurveillance and potentiate T cell-directed immunotherapies. However, other studies have determined that heterogeneous senescent stromal cell populations contribute to immunosuppression and tumor progression, sparking the development of senotherapeutics to target senescent cells that evade immune detection. We review current findings that provide deeper insights into the mechanisms contributing to the dichotomous role of senescence in immune modulation and how that can be leveraged for cancer immunotherapy.

Indexed as

Cellular SenescenceNeoplasmsAnimalsHumansImmunotherapySenotherapeuticsT-LymphocytesTumor EscapeTumor MicroenvironmentSenotherapeuticscancer immunotherapySASPsenescencesenolyticsenomorphictumor immunology

Identifiers

PMID39732594
PMCPMC11981858

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