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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Vitamin D and Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Lung Cancer: A Synergistic Approach to Enhancing Treatment Efficacy.

Yu Zhang, Yan Xu, Wei Zhong, Jing Zhao, Xiaoyan Liu, Xiaoxing Gao, Minjiang Chen, Mengzhao Wang

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 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

8 authors.

Yu ZhangDepartment of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.
Yan XuDepartment of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.
Wei ZhongDepartment of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.
Jing ZhaoDepartment of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.
Xiaoyan LiuDepartment of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.
Xiaoxing GaoDepartment of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.
Minjiang ChenDepartment of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.
Mengzhao WangDepartment of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100730, China.

Funding

National High Level Hospital Clinical Research Funding (to MW) 2022-PUMCH-B-106
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Lung cancer, a malignant neoplasm that is globally prevalent and characterized by high incidence and mortality rates, has seen the rise of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) as a crucial systemic treatment. However, a subset of patients exhibits suboptimal responses to ICIs. Recently, studies revealed the role of vitamin D in inflammation modulation, cell differentiation, and cancer prevention. Vitamin D precisely modulates immune responses and inflammatory states within the tumor microenvironment (TME) by targeting both innate and adaptive immunity. These effects may reduce immune tolerance to ICIs and synergistically enhance their therapeutic efficacy. Here, we review vitamin D metabolism in lung cancer patients, as well as its anti-tumor mechanisms, immune regulation, and the significant promise of vitamin D in lung cancer immunotherapy and adjuvant therapeutic strategies. Further research is imperative to surmount these challenges and fully realize vitamin D's potential in improving lung cancer immunotherapy outcomes.

Indexed as

Immune Checkpoint InhibitorsLung NeoplasmsVitamin DAnimalsHumansImmunotherapyTreatment OutcomeTumor MicroenvironmentImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsVitamin Dimmune checkpoint inhibitorslung cancersynergistic effectvitamin D

Identifiers

PMID40429656
PMCPMC12111780

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