AUG 17, 2026 · JOURNAL ARTICLE
Gut Microbiome Metabolism Links High Fat Diets to Immunotherapy Efficacy
Cancer Discovery
Mechanistic mouse study with human biomarker validation identifying a diet-microbiome pathway affecting ICI efficacy, but efficacy outcomes are limited to preclinical models and surrogate endpoints in human patients.
PromisingImmune Cells in Cancer
Reported
ICI efficacyhighest in mice fed high fat diets
Obesity effect on tumor growthno effect
Key bacterial species identifiedLactobacillus johnsonii