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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2025

Nutritional status, immunonutrition, and gut microbiome: a coming of age for immunotherapy?

Elisa Mattavelli, Francesco Agustoni, Alice Tartara, Francesca De Simeis, Lorenzo Perrone, Riccardo Caccialanza, Paolo Pedrazzoli, Valentina Da Prat

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 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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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

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.

Elisa MattavelliClinical Nutrition and Dietetics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Francesco AgustoniDepartment of Internal Medicine and Medical Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Alice TartaraClinical Nutrition and Dietetics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Francesca De SimeisClinical Nutrition and Dietetics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Lorenzo PerroneMedical Oncology Unit, Oncology Department, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Riccardo CaccialanzaClinical Nutrition and Dietetics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.
Paolo PedrazzoliDepartment of Internal Medicine and Medical Therapeutics, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
Valentina Da PratClinical Nutrition and Dietetics Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the last decades, immunotherapy has revolutionized cancer treatment. Despite its success, a significant number of patients fail to respond, and the underlying causes of ineffectiveness remain poorly understood. Factors such as nutritional status and body composition are emerging as key predictors of immunotherapy outcomes. In particular, poor nutritional status, sarcopenia, and low skeletal muscle mass are associated with poorer survival and immunotherapy response in several cancers. Conversely, certain parameters of body composition, such as adiposity, may have beneficial effects on immunotherapy efficacy. Nutritional status and body composition can be targeted through tailored nutritional support, making it a potential strategy to improve immunotherapy outcomes. Specific nutrients and modulation of the gut microbiota may further enhance immune functions, offering promising avenues for clinical improvement. Despite the promising potential of tailored nutritional support, clinical evidence remains limited, and further research is needed to establish optimal strategies to optimize immunotherapy response and effectiveness.

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Gastrointestinal MicrobiomeImmunotherapyNeoplasmsNutritional StatusAnimalsBody CompositionHumansImmunonutrition Dietbody compositiongut microbiomeimmunonutritionimmunotherapynutritional statustreatment response and efficacy

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PMCPMC12414764

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