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ReviewFrontiers in oncology2025

Gut microbiota in colorectal cancer: a review of its influence on tumor immune surveillance and therapeutic response.

Chunlei Zhang, Yong Wang, Lei Cheng, Xiansheng Cao, Chunyuan Liu

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Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 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

16 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. Microbiome-guided cancer immunotherapy: immune mechanisms, resistance pathways, and translational opportunities for 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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  8. Immune-microbiota crosstalk in colorectal cancer: mechanistic pathways, biomarkers, and translational therapeutics.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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Chunlei Zhang *Department of Colorectal and Anus Surgery, Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China.
Yong Wang *Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China.
Lei ChengDepartment of Colorectal and Anus Surgery, Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China.
Xiansheng CaoDepartment of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hernia and Abdominal Wall Surgery I, Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China.
Chunyuan LiuDepartment of Colorectal and Anus Surgery, Yantai Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical University, Yantai, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) poses a significant global health burden, with gut microbiota emerging as a crucial modulator of CRC pathogenesis and therapeutic outcomes. This review synthesizes current evidence on the influence of gut microbiota on tumor immune surveillance and responses to immunotherapies and chemotherapy in CRC. We highlight the role of specific microbial taxa in promoting or inhibiting tumor growth and the potential of microbiota-based biomarkers for predicting treatment efficacy. The review also discusses the implications of microbiota modulation strategies, including diet, probiotics, and fecal microbiota transplantation, for personalized CRC management. By critically evaluating the literature, we aim to provide a comprehensive understanding of the gut microbiota's dual role in CRC and to inform future research directions in this field.

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colorectal cancerfecal microbiota transplantationgut microbiotaprebioticsprobioticstherapeutic responsetumor immune surveillance

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PMID40110192
PMCPMC11919680

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