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ReviewCancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII2004

Immunobiology of HER-2/neu oncoprotein and its potential application in cancer immunotherapy.

Constantin N Baxevanis, Panagiota A Sotiropoulou, Nectaria N Sotiriadou, Michael Papamichail

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Review in Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII, 2004. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed
5.7field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 68 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. HLA-A and breast cancer in West Peninsular Malaysia.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2011
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  12. A degenerate HLA-DR epitope pool of HER-2/neu reveals a novel in vivo immunodominant epitope, HER-2/neu88-102.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2010
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  14. Entropic contributions and the influence of the hydrophobic environment in promiscuous protein-protein association.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2008
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  17. Immunogenic HER-2/neu peptides as tumor vaccines.Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII · 2006
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Constantin N BaxevanisCancer Immunology and Immunotherapy Center, Saint Savas Cancer Hospital, 171 Alexandras Avenue, 115 22, Athens, Greece. cacenter@otenet.gr
Panagiota A Sotiropoulou
Nectaria N Sotiriadou
Michael Papamichail
St Savas Hospital · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

HER-2/neu (also known as HER2 or c-erb-B2) is a 185-kDa protein receptor with tyrosine kinase activity and extensive homology to the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor. HER-2/neu is expressed in many epithelial tumors and known to be overexpressed in approximately 20-25% of all ovarian and breast cancers, 35-45% of all pancreatic adenocarcinomas, and up to 90% of colorectal carcinomas. HER-2/neu overexpression represents a marker of poor prognosis. HER-2/neu-positive tumor cells are potentially good targets for tumor-reactive cytotoxic T lymphocytes which have been utilized in immunotherapeutic trials. In addition, the "humanized" monoclonal antibody Herceptin has been tested in several clinical trials and proved to be an effective adjuvant therapy for HER-2/neu-positive breast and ovarian cancers. Vaccinations aiming at generating T-cell responses are being examined in both experimental and clinical trials. Natural immunity at the level of T and B cells has been observed in patients with HER-2/neu-positive tumors confirming the immunogenicity of HER-2/neu and encouraging vaccination trials with HER-2 protein-derived subunits or synthetic peptides. This review summarizes recent data from patients with various types of HER-2/neu-overexpressing cancers carrying different HLA alleles and exhibiting preexistent immunity to HER-2/neu-derived synthetic peptides. It also discusses potential advantages of the various vaccination approaches to immunotherapy targeting the HER-2/neu molecule.

Indexed as

Antibodies, MonoclonalCancer VaccinesErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesHumansNeoplasmsSignal TransductionT-Lymphocytes, CytotoxicVaccinationAntibodies, MonoclonalCancer VaccinesErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases

Identifiers

PMID14685781
PMCPMC11041985
OpenAlexW2079161585

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