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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2026

Aging modulation of the immune system and immunotherapy efficacy in cancer.

Yurong Wang, Mengjie Liang, Yichen Mao, Wei Zhu, Xiaofei Shen, Wenxian Guan

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 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.

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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

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Yurong Wang *Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Mengjie Liang *Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Yichen Mao *Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Wei ZhuDepartment of Anesthesiology, Jiangsu Cancer Hospital & Jiangsu Institute of Cancer Research & The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.
Xiaofei ShenDepartment of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.
Wenxian GuanDepartment of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunosenescence is characterized by immune decline and chronic inflammation. With advancing age, the incidence of tumors increases significantly. Understanding how immunosenescence influences the initiation and progression of tumors, as well as its implications for tumor immunotherapy, has become a matter of urgent importance. This review begins with an analysis of the phenotypic changes and underlying mechanisms associated with immune system and immune cell aging, and further explores the interplay between immunosenescence and tumorigenesis. Evidence indicates that cytokines, cell interactions and other mediators serve as critical links connecting aging and cancer, exerting complex anti-tumor and pro-tumor effects. However, in the context of immunosenescence, these factors collectively contribute to the formation of an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment (TME) that facilitates tumor immune evasion and proliferation. Clinical data reveal that immunotherapy in older adults is often challenged by variable treatment efficacy and reduced tolerance. This review systematically summarizes the data related to elderly patients in immunotherapy for different types of cancers, and discusses potential immunotherapy sensitization strategies tailored for elderly patients and the mechanisms and immunomodulatory effects of senescence-modulating drugs, with the aim of enhancing therapeutic response rates and improving safety profiles.

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AgingImmune SystemImmunosenescenceImmunotherapyNeoplasmsAnimalsHumansTumor Microenvironmentcancer immunotherapyimmunosenescenceolder cancer patientspersonalized medicinetumor microenvironment

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PMID41890735
PMCPMC13013286

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