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ReviewNature reviews. Cancer2026

Striking the right balance with type I interferon signalling in cancer.

Thomas B Chadwick, Joan So, Paul J Hertzog, Nicole M Haynes, Belinda S Parker

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Review in Nature reviews. Cancer, 2026. 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

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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Thomas B ChadwickSir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-1653-7582
Joan SoSir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
Paul J HertzogCentre for Innate Immunity and Infectious Diseases, Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1373-8472
Nicole M HaynesSir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. nicole.haynes@petermac.org.
Belinda S ParkerSir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia. belinda.parker@petermac.org.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8333-1926

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Type I interferons (IFNs), particularly IFNα and IFNβ, have an important role in cancer therapy, enhancing antitumour immunity and improving the efficacy of both conventional treatments and immunotherapies. However, despite considerable investment and research in IFN-based treatments, clinical success in solid malignancies has been hampered by toxicity and limited therapeutic efficacy. Recent studies show that type I IFNs can exert both immune-stimulatory and immune-suppressive effects within tumours, with their activity shaped by oncogenic signalling, chromatin state, the tumour microenvironment and therapeutic interventions. In this Review, we explore current insights into the regulation and function of type I IFNs in cancer, with a particular focus on tumour-intrinsic mechanisms controlling canonical and chronic signalling. We examine how these pathways influence immune surveillance, metastatic progression, therapeutic response and resistance. We also discuss how age-related changes, including immunosenescence and alterations in stromal composition and function, modulate type I IFN signalling and affect therapeutic outcomes. By dissecting the transcriptional, epigenetic and signalling mechanisms that control type I IFN responses, we outline actionable strategies to reprogramme IFN activity in tumours and ultimately improve response to therapies.

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Interferon Type INeoplasmsSignal TransductionAnimalsHumansTumor MicroenvironmentInterferon Type I

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