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ReviewMolecular cancer2025

Oxidative stress in cancer: from tumor and microenvironment remodeling to therapeutic frontiers.

Xisong Liang, Jiadi Weng, Zhongyi You, Yang Wang, Jie Wen, Zhiwei Xia, Shaorong Huang, Peng Luo, Quan Cheng

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Review in Molecular cancer, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 70 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

70 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

9 authors.

Xisong Liang *Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, P. R. China.
Jiadi Weng *Department of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, P. R. China.
Zhongyi YouDepartment of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, P. R. China.
Yang WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, P. R. China.
Jie WenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, P. R. China.
Zhiwei XiaDepartment of Neurology, Hunan Aerospace Hospital, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, Hunan, 410205, P. R. China. xiazhiwei2011@gmail.com.
Shaorong HuangInstitute of Geriatrics, Jiangxi Provincial People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang Medical College, Nanchang, 330006, P. R. China. huangshaorong@ncmc.edu.cn.
Peng LuoDepartment of Oncology, Zhujiang Hospital, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, 510280, P. R. China. luopeng@smu.edu.cn.
Quan ChengDepartment of Neurosurgery, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, P. R. China. chengquan@csu.edu.cn.

Funding

Hunan Youth Science and Technology Talent Project NO.2023RC3074National Natural Science Foundation of China NO. 82372943
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Oxidative stress is a pathological condition of redox signaling dysregulation and macromolecular oxidative damage arising from elevated ROS levels. Oxidative stress interacts with tumor cell growth regulation and tumor microenvironment remodeling, and has been a critical hallmark of cancer. Targeting oxidative stress has garnered great attention in cancer therapy development. However, it is still challenging due to the complexity and heterogeneity of oxidative stress regulation across different cancers, and this encourages a comprehensive understanding of the oxidative stress network in cancers to overcome this obstacle. Therefore, we introduced the oxidative stress generation and regulatory network within tumor cells and discussed their roles in both tumor cells and the tumor microenvironment. Subsequently, we summarized the current therapeutic strategies and highlighted emerging clinical applications, providing an up-to-date overview of oxidative stress-based approaches. Particularly, their cross-application with immunotherapy and nanomedicine has provided an excellent opportunity to integrate multiple effects, exhibiting surpassing advantages. This review elaborates on oxidative stress in cancer biology and its therapeutic implications. By integrating current knowledge and the emerging coordination with immunotherapy and nanomedicine, we underscore the potential of oxidative stress-targeting approaches. Future research on overcoming therapeutic resistance and developing compatible platforms to combine multiple approaches will pave the way to cancer elimination.

Indexed as

NeoplasmsOxidative StressTumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsHumansImmunotherapyReactive Oxygen SpeciesSignal TransductionReactive Oxygen SpeciesAntioxidantsImmunocytesImmunotherapyNanomedicineROS

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