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Emerging evidence indicates that extracellular matrix (ECM) stiffening and architectural remodeling, altered cellular stiffness, elevated solid stress, abnormal fluid shear stress, and increased interstitial fluid pressure (IFP) critically shape antitumor immunity and contribute to immunotherapy resistance. In this review, we summarize these major mechanical features and critically examine how they regulate the cancer-immunity cycle, including tumor-antigen release, antigen presentation, T-cell priming and activation, immune-cell trafficking and infiltration, tumor-cell recognition, and cytotoxic killing. We further highlight that tumor mechanical properties can function as mechanical immune checkpoints that promote immune evasion. Finally, we evaluate emerging strategies that target ECM remodeling, cancer-associated fibroblasts, vascular dysfunction, IFP, and mechanotransduction pathways to improve immunotherapy efficacy. 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