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ReviewNPJ precision oncology2025

Multi-omics in immunotherapy research for HNSCC: present situation and future perspectives.

Xuan-Hao Liu, Guang-Rui Wang, Nian-Nian Zhong, Wei-Yu Wang, Bing Liu, Zheng Li, Lin-Lin Bu

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Review in NPJ precision oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

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

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Xuan-Hao Liu *State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
Guang-Rui Wang *State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
Nian-Nian Zhong *State Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
Wei-Yu WangState Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
Bing LiuState Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China.
Zheng LiDepartment of Radiation and Medical Oncology, Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University, 169, Donghu Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan, 430071, China. stella_lz@126.com.
Lin-Lin BuState Key Laboratory of Oral & Maxillofacial Reconstruction and Regeneration, Key Laboratory of Oral Biomedicine Ministry of Education, Hubei Key Laboratory of Stomatology, School & Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, China. lin-lin.bu@whu.edu.cn.

Funding

Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities 2042024YXB017Hubei Province Chinese Medicine Research Project ZY2023Q015Hubei Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China 2024AFD448Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province 2023AFB665
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is the sixth most common cancer worldwide, significantly impacting patient survival and quality of life. The recent emergence of immunotherapy has provided new hope for HNSCC patients, improving survival rates; however, only 15%-20% of patients benefit, and side effects are inevitable. With advancements in omics technologies and the growing prevalence of bioinformatics research, the immune microenvironment of HNSCC has become increasingly well understood, and the molecular mechanisms underlying immunotherapy responses continue to be elucidated. In this review, we summarize commonly used omics techniques and their applications in the research of HNSCC immunotherapy, including predicting and enhancing efficacy, formulating personalized treatment plans, establishing robust preclinical research models, and identifying new immunotherapy targets. Finally, we explore future perspective in terms of sequencing samples, data integration analysis, emerging technologies, clinicopathological features, and interdisciplinary approaches.

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PMID40158059
PMCPMC11954913

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