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ArticleAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2025

Personalized Neoantigen Vaccine plus Regorafenib Increases Rgs2⁺CD8⁺ T Cells Infiltration and Reprograms the Tumor Microenvironment in Microsatellite Stable Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastases.

Hengkai Chen, Bin Chen, Yuanfeng Yang, Shoufeng Li, Huajun Cai, Zhicheng Zhuang, Yong Wu, Yuan Gao, Yupeng Chen, Xing Liu and 2 more

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Article in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 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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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Hengkai ChenDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6894-9819
Bin ChenDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, China.
Yuanfeng YangDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, China.
Shoufeng LiDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, China.
Huajun CaiDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, China.
Zhicheng ZhuangDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, China.
Yong WuDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, China.
Yuan GaoDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, China.
Yupeng ChenDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, China.
Xing LiuDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, China.
Guoxian GuanDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, China.
Jinfu ZhuangDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, 350005, China.

Funding

Fujian Province Finance Project BPB-2023ZJFFujian Province Finance Project BPB-2024ZJFJoint Funds for the Innovation of Science and Technology of Fujian Province 2023Y9026National Natural Science Youth Foundation of China 82303728Scientific Foundation of Fujian Province 2024J01524Young and Middle aged talent training project of Fujian provincial health commission 2024GGA025
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microsatellite stable colorectal cancer liver metastases (MSS-CRLM) resist immune checkpoint inhibitors due to their immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) and low mutation burden (TMB). A personalized neoantigen vaccine, Neo-CRCVAS, using whole-exome and RNA sequencing of murine MSS-CRC cells, comprising 7 immunogenic neoantigen peptides with Poly(I:C) is developed and combined with regorafenib as a novel therapy (RegoNeo). In MSS-CRLM mouse models, RegoNeo significantly enhanced tumor regression and survival while establishing durable immune memory. Single-cell RNA and TCR sequencing revealed that RegoNeo expanded a distinct Rgs2⁺CD8⁺ T cell population with strong cytotoxic activity and TCR clonal expansion. These Rgs2⁺CD8⁺ T cells, enriched for neoantigen-specific T cells, demonstrated potent tumor-killing capabilities in both mouse models and patient-derived organoids. The findings establish RegoNeo as a promising personalized immunotherapy that reprograms the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment by increasing Rgs2⁺CD8⁺ T cell infiltration, highlighting both the treatment approach and this specific T cell subset as potential therapeutic targets for MSS-CRLM patients.

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Cancer VaccinesColorectal NeoplasmsLiver NeoplasmsPhenylurea CompoundsPyridinesTumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsAntigens, NeoplasmDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansImmunotherapyMicePrecision MedicineRGS ProteinsAntigens, NeoplasmCancer VaccinesPhenylurea CompoundsPyridinesregorafenibRGS Proteinsmicrosatellite stable colorectal cancer liver metastasisneoantigen vaccineregorafenibRgs2+CD8+ T cell

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PMID40586324
PMCPMC12462951

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