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ReviewVaccines2025

EBV Vaccines in the Prevention and Treatment of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.

Weiwei Zhang, Chuang Wang, Yousheng Meng, Lang He, Mingqing Dong

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Review in Vaccines, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
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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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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  8. Pediatric Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC).Current oncology reports · 2026
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  9. Burden and Trends of Nasopharyngeal Cancer Among Younger People in the Western Pacific Region, 1990 to 2021: Findings from the 2021 Global Burden of Disease Study.Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Weiwei ZhangDepartment of Oncology, Cancer Prevention and Treatment Institute of Chengdu, Chengdu Fifth People's Hospital/The Second Clinical Medical College, Affiliated Fifth People's Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611130, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2765-5376
Chuang WangChengdu Yunce Medical Biotechnology Co., Ltd., Chengdu 611135, China.ORCID 0009-0001-5746-7942
Yousheng MengDepartment of Oncology, Cancer Prevention and Treatment Institute of Chengdu, Chengdu Fifth People's Hospital/The Second Clinical Medical College, Affiliated Fifth People's Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611130, China.
Lang HeDepartment of Oncology, Cancer Prevention and Treatment Institute of Chengdu, Chengdu Fifth People's Hospital/The Second Clinical Medical College, Affiliated Fifth People's Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611130, China.
Mingqing DongDivision of Pulmonary Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Interdiscipline and Translational Medicine, Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Heart and Lung, Wenzhou 325000, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9720-535X

Funding

Chengdu Fifth People's Hospital Scientific Research Project KYJJ2021-05Chengdu Fifth People's Hospital Teaching Reform Research Project JGZX202214Joint Innovation Fund of Chengdu Fifth People's Hospital Affiliated to Chengdu University of Tradi-tional Chinese Medicine LH202402003the Science and technology project of the Health Planning Committee of Sichuan and Chengdu 2020035 & 2021115 & 2024276Xinglin Scholars Program of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine YYZX2021039
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a ubiquitous human herpesvirus, has been robustly linked to the pathogenesis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). The mechanism of EBV-induced NPC involves complex interactions between viral proteins and host cell pathways. This review aims to comprehensively outline the mechanism of EBV-induced NPC and the latest advances in targeted EBV vaccines for prophylaxis and treatment. This review explores the intricate molecular mechanisms by which EBV contributes to NPC pathogenesis, highlighting viral latency, genetic and epigenetic alterations, and immune evasion strategies. It emphasizes the pivotal role of key viral proteins, including EBNA1, LMP1, and LMP2A, in carcinogenesis. Subsequently, the discussion shifts towards the development of targeted EBV vaccines, including preventive vaccines aimed at preventing primary EBV infection and therapeutic vaccines aimed at treating diagnosed EBV-related NPC. The review underscores the challenges and future directions in the field, stressing the importance of developing innovative vaccine strategies and combination therapies to improve efficacy. This review synthesizes current insights into the molecular mechanisms of EBV-induced NPC and the development of EBV-targeted vaccines, highlighting the potential use of mRNA vaccines for NPC treatment.

Indexed as

Epstein–Barr virusnasopharyngeal carcinomapreventtreatmentvaccines

Identifiers

PMID40432090
PMCPMC12115577

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