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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Emerging Immunotherapy Targets in Early Drug Development.

Daniel Morchón-Araujo, Greta Catani, Oriol Mirallas, Giulia Pretelli, Vicky Sánchez-Pérez, María Vieito, Irene Braña, Ricardo Pujol-Borrell, Elena Garralda, Alberto Hernando-Calvo

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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 10 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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

10 authors.

Daniel Morchón-AraujoDepartment of Medical Oncology, University Hospital of Salamanca, IBSAL, 37007 Salamanca, Spain.ORCID 0009-0005-2987-3950
Greta CataniVall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0009-0004-2701-2746
Oriol MirallasVall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8492-5195
Giulia PretelliVall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-5550-1211
Vicky Sánchez-PérezVall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
María VieitoVall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-7531-343X
Irene BrañaVall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-1068-9601
Ricardo Pujol-BorrellDepartment of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra (Barcelona), Spain.
Elena GarraldaVall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.
Alberto Hernando-CalvoVall d'Hebron Institute of Oncology, 08035 Barcelona, Spain.

Funding

BBVA Foundation 53/2021
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunotherapy has significantly changed the treatment paradigm for solid tumors, with immune checkpoint inhibitors now established in the management of many malignancies. Despite initial success, durable responses remain limited to a subset of patients, often less than 30%, due to both intrinsic and acquired resistance mechanisms. These challenges have prompted the development of next-generation immunotherapies. Recent efforts have expanded the scope of immunotherapy beyond PD-1/PD-L1 and CTLA-4 inhibition, focusing on new immune targets currently under investigation in early phase clinical trials. These include novel immune checkpoint inhibitors, immunomodulators targeting the tumor microenvironment, and bispecific antibodies. This review provides a comprehensive overview of emerging immune targets currently being investigated in early drug development, discussing their mechanisms of action, preliminary clinical outcomes, and potential future directions.

Indexed as

Drug DevelopmentImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunotherapyNeoplasmsAnimalsHumansTumor MicroenvironmentImmune Checkpoint Inhibitorsbispecific antibodiescheckpoint inhibitorsearly drug developmentimmunotherapyphase 1 trialtumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID40508202
PMCPMC12155519

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