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ReviewJournal of translational medicine2025

The application of AI-driven and engineered intratumoral microbes in cancer therapy.

Yuxuan Guo, Runze Yu, Zengguang Wang, Jin Chang, Lei Han

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Review in Journal of translational medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Yuxuan Guo *Tianjin Neurological Institute, Key Laboratory of Post-Neuro Injury, Neuro-Repair and Regeneration in Central Nervous System, Ministry of Education and Tianjin City, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Runze Yu *Tianjin Neurological Institute, Key Laboratory of Post-Neuro Injury, Neuro-Repair and Regeneration in Central Nervous System, Ministry of Education and Tianjin City, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China.
Zengguang WangTianjin Neurological Institute, Key Laboratory of Post-Neuro Injury, Neuro-Repair and Regeneration in Central Nervous System, Ministry of Education and Tianjin City, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China. wzgforrest@163.com.
Jin ChangSchool of Life Sciences, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China. jinchang@tju.edu.cn.
Lei HanTianjin Neurological Institute, Key Laboratory of Post-Neuro Injury, Neuro-Repair and Regeneration in Central Nervous System, Ministry of Education and Tianjin City, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin, 300052, China. superhanlei@tmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0707-5027

Funding

Key Technologies Research and Development Program 2022YFF1202500Key Technologies Research and Development Program 2024YFA1210100National Natural Science Foundation of China 32471442National Natural Science Foundation of China 81773187Tianjin Municipal Education Commission TJYGZ51Tianjin Municipal Health Commission TJWJ2023ZD001Tianjin Municipal Health Commission TJWJ2024XK001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAlthough investigations of the intratumoral microbiota date back thousands of years, breakthrough transformations have only recently been achieved through high-throughput sequencing and multiomic technologies. These advances have revealed diverse and tumor type-specific microbial communities that drive carcinogenesis via immunomodulation, metabolic reprogramming, and genomic instability. Current cornerstones of cancer therapies-including chemotherapy, radiotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted therapy-are limited by systemic toxicity, localized tissue damage, drug resistance, and low patient response rates. These constraints underscore the urgent need for more effective and precise therapeutic strategies. MAIN BODY: This review comprehensively integrates artificial intelligence (AI) technologies into the characterization of the intratumoral microbiota, facilitating the development of novel computational pipelines for mapping microbe-host crosstalk. We systematically summarize recent advances in engineered microbial therapeutics, including bacteria designed for targeted antitumor activity and engineered microorganisms that enable the localized delivery of therapeutic agents. Furthermore, this review critically evaluates the safety profiles of microbiota-based interventions and discusses key challenges in clinical translation.

conclusionsBy combining cutting-edge computational technologies, biological research, and clinical insights, this review aims to bridge the gap between microbiome science and oncological practice, pioneering innovative strategies for microbiota-guided diagnostics and personalized cancer therapy.

Indexed as

Artificial IntelligenceNeoplasmsAnimalsHumansMicrobiotaArtificial intelligenceDiagnosisEngineered intratumoral microbesIntratumoral microbiotaTherapy

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PMID41408259
PMCPMC12821971

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