"Tumor Microenvironment" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The milieu surrounding neoplasms consisting of cells, vessels, soluble factors, and molecules, that can influence and be influenced by, the neoplasm's growth.
| Descriptor ID |
D059016
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G04.366.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Tumor Microenvironment- Tumor Microenvironment
- Microenvironment, Tumor
- Microenvironments, Tumor
- Tumor Microenvironments
Cancer Microenvironment- Cancer Microenvironment
- Cancer Microenvironments
- Microenvironment, Cancer
- Microenvironments, Cancer
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2012 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2013 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2015 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2016 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2017 | 6 | 17 | 23 |
| 2018 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| 2019 | 12 | 18 | 30 |
| 2020 | 16 | 23 | 39 |
| 2021 | 12 | 25 | 37 |
| 2022 | 5 | 44 | 49 |
| 2023 | 5 | 44 | 49 |
| 2024 | 12 | 19 | 31 |
| 2025 | 14 | 26 | 40 |
| 2026 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tumor Microenvironment" by people in Profiles.
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Spatial Profiling Reveals Distinct Molecular and Immune Evolution of Mouse Lung Adenocarcinoma Precancers with or Without Carcinogen Exposure. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2026 Mar; 13(17):e12597.
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Anti-CSF-1R therapy with combined immuno-chemotherapy coordinate an adaptive immune response to eliminate macrophage enriched triple negative breast cancers. Nat Commun. 2026 Jan 03; 17(1):1193.
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A Spatiotemporal Model of CXCL10 as a Master Regulator of Immune Evasion and Metastasis in Osteosarcoma. Int J Mol Sci. 2025 Dec 27; 27(1).
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Facts and Hopes of Chimeric Antigen Receptor-Redirected NK T Cells. Clin Cancer Res. 2025 Dec 15; 31(24):5137-5144.
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Personalized CRISPR knock-in cytokine gene therapy to remodel the tumor microenvironment and enhance CAR T cell therapy in solid tumors. Nat Commun. 2025 Dec 09; 16(1):10987.
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A guide to transcriptomic deconvolution in cancer. Nat Rev Cancer. 2026 Feb; 26(2):84-103.
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Reverse Lipid Droplet Function for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Immunotherapy. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2026 Jan 22; 65(4):e20609.
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Microbial signals in primary and metastatic brain tumors. Nat Med. 2025 Nov; 31(11):3675-3688.
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Tunneling CARs: Increasing CAR T-Cell Tumor Infiltration through the Overexpression of MMP-7 and Osteopontin-b. Cancer Immunol Res. 2025 Nov 03; 13(11):1732-1748.
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Insights into spheroid formation: interaction of ovarian cancer cells with macrophage populations in the tumor microenvironment. J Transl Med. 2025 Oct 29; 23(1):1192.