Shaping the Tumor Microenvironment: Insights from Host-Microbiota Interactions.

Khiem C Lam1,2, Romina S Goldszmid1

  • 1Laboratory of Integrative Cancer Immunology (LICI), Center for Cancer Research (CCR), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, Maryland.

Cancer Discovery
|February 6, 2026
PubMed
Summary

The gut microbiota influences cancer treatment success by modulating immune responses. Type I interferon is a key mediator in how gut microbes affect immunity and cancer therapy outcomes.

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