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

Tumor Microenvironment-Responsive Nanomedicines for Potentiating Cancer Immunotherapy.

Qianqian Huang, Fan Tong, Jiantao Chen, Muzaffar Kayumov, Yue Lv, Yajun Shi, Bengui Ye, Huile Gao

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Review 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 14 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
14citing 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

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

14 citing papers in PubMed.

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  13. Special Issue "Molecular Advances in Cancer Immunotherapy".International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  14. Tumor Microenvironment-Responsive Nanomedicines for Potentiating Cancer Immunotherapy.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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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

8 authors.

Qianqian HuangShaanxi Province Key Laboratory of New Drugs and Chinese Medicine Foundation Research, Pharmacy College, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, 712046, China.
Fan TongKey Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering (Ministry of Education), West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Jiantao ChenTianfu Jincheng Laboratory, Chengdu, 610093, China.
Muzaffar KayumovInstitute of Bioorganic Chemistry of Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences, Tashkent, 100125, Uzbekistan.
Yue LvKey Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering (Ministry of Education), West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Yajun ShiShaanxi Province Key Laboratory of New Drugs and Chinese Medicine Foundation Research, Pharmacy College, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang, 712046, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1178-5504
Bengui YeKey Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering (Ministry of Education), West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Huile GaoKey Laboratory of Drug-Targeting and Drug Delivery System of the Education Ministry, Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering (Ministry of Education), West China School of Pharmacy, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5355-7238

Funding

Science and Technology Projects of Xizang Axtonomoxs Region, China XZ202303ZY0007Gthe Fundamental of Research Funds for the Central Universities.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunotherapy has emerged as a transformative paradigm in oncology, yet its clinical efficacy remains constrained by the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment and inadequate spatiotemporal control of existing modalities, resulting in suboptimal patient response rates and frequent immune-related adverse events. Stimuli-responsive biomaterials, capable of precise modulation over the delivery kinetics of immunotherapeutic agents, are validated as powerful strategies for achieving targeted immunomodulation. This review systematically delineates innovative design frameworks for tumor microenvironment (TME)-responsive nanomaterials leveraging dynamic TME features. Through detailed dissection of cancer-immunity cycle barriers, including spanning impaired antigen presentation, compromised T cell priming/activation, and defective effector function, breakthrough advances in next-generation delivery platforms are highlighted that reignite antitumor immunity at a critical juncture. Furthermore, preclinical validation and clinical translation challenges of TME-responsive nanomaterials are evaluated. Building upon current immunotherapy trends, this review also identifies critical translational determinants, with the aim of bridging the bench-to-bedside gap in precision cancer immunotherapy.

Indexed as

ImmunotherapyNanomedicineNeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentAnimalsHumanscancer immunotherapynanomaterialsspatiotemporal controltumor immune cycletumor microenvironment response

Identifiers

PMID40940640
PMCPMC12561478

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