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Table 1 Represent nanomaterials for radio-immunotherapy

From: Radiotherapy combined with nano-biomaterials for cancer radio-immunotherapy

Radiotherapy type

Nano materials

With or without combine therapy

Sensitization principle

Tumor type

X-ray

AC-NPs

αPD-1

Captures tumor-derived protein antigens, transportes them to antigen-presenting cells

Melanoma metastasis [41]

X-ray

WSP NPs

αPD-L1

Increases the sensitivity of radiotherapy

Metastatic breast carcinoma [42]

177Lu

177Lu@Au NC

αPD-L1

Increases the sensitivity of radiotherapy and down-regulates the expression of PD-L1

Metastatic breast carcinoma and colorectal cancer [20]

X-ray

αPD-L1-LNP

αPD-L1

Improves targeting efficiency, induces up-regulation of PD-L1

Glioblastoma [44]

X-ray

FeWOX-PEG

αCTLA-4

Promotes the tumor-infiltration of various types of immune cells

Metastatic breast carcinoma [25]

X-ray

DBP-Hf nMOF

IDOi

Increases the sensitivity of radiotherapy

Metastatic breast carcinoma and colorectal cancer [26]

X-ray

4PI-Zn@CaCO3

IDOi

Reverses acidity-induced radioresistance, suppresses the production of Kyn, inhibits tryptophan (Trp) metabolism

Metastatic breast carcinoma [64]

131I

131I-Cat/CpG/ALG

αCTLA-4

Relieves the tumor hypoxia

Metastatic colorectal cancer [52]

X-ray

PLGA-R837@ Cat

αCTLA-4

Relieves the tumor hypoxia

Metastatic breast carcinoma [54]

177Lu

177Lu-APPs-PEG

Without

Relieves the tumor hypoxia, enhance the infiltration of cytotoxic T cells

Metastatic breast carcinoma [22]

X-ray

Hf-DBP-Fe

αPD-L1

Attenuates hypoxia, enhance the diffusion of (ROS)

Melanoma metastasis [21]

X-ray

ACF@MnO2

αPD-L1

Relieves the tumor hypoxia, inhibits HIF-1, down-regulates PD-L1

Metastatic breast carcinoma and colorectal cancer [29]

X-ray

Ag2S QDs, NO

αPD-L1

Increases the sensitivity of radiotherapy, relieves the tumor hypoxia

Metastatic colorectal cancer Melanoma metastasis [57]

X-ray

nMOF-CpGs

αPD-L1

Releases DAMPs and tumor antigens, delivers PAMPs

Metastatic colorectal cancer [71]

X-ray

E743–62–PC7A

Without

Enhances immunity in a STING-dependent manner

Lung metastases [73]

X-ray

cowpea mosaic virus (CPMV)

Without

Turn an immunologically “cold” tumor into an immunologically “hot” tumor

Epithelial ovarian cancer [77]

X-ray

BNP-PC7A/CpG

Without

Captures cancer neoantigens, enhance their uptake in DCs

Melanoma Neuroblastom [78]

X-ray

IMD@Hf-DBP/αCD47

αPD-L1

Increases the sensitivity of radiotherapy, reverses immunosuppressed macrophages

Metastatic colorectal cancer [28]

X-ray

GLP-BiNP

Without

Increases the sensitivity of radiotherapy, activates dendritic cells

Metastatic breast carcinoma [24]

X-ray

ANPs

Without

Induces mature DC migrate to the tumor-draining lymph node and initiates the T-cell expansion

Metastatic breast carcinoma [79]

X-ray

Ch/γ-PGA NPs

Without

Reverses immunosuppressed macrophages, improves the maturation level of DC cells

Metastatic breast carcinoma [80]

X-ray

PSeR/DOX

Without

Enhances NK cells' function

Lung metastases [30]

ɣ-ray

Cyt-SeSe-Cyt

Without

Enhances NK cells' function

Lung metastases [31]