Evidence map›Paper›PMID 15759168›Full record

ReviewHNO2005

[Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Principles and current concepts of immunotherapy].

T K Hoffmann, T L Whiteside, H Bier

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Review in HNO, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 48% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

T K HoffmannKlinik und Poliklinik für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenkrankheiten der Universität Düsseldorf. tkhoffmann@uni-duesseldorf.de
T L Whiteside
H Bier
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · DEUniversitätsklinik für Hals-, Nasen- und Ohrenkrankheiten · ATUPMC Hillman Cancer Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biologic therapies able to induce or up-regulate anti-tumor immune responses could represent a complementary approach to improve the conventional treatment of squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck (SCCHN). Patients with SCCHN are frequently immunocompromised due to the elimination and dysfunction of critical immune effector cells. Therefore, it might be necessary to restore these immune functions to allow for the generation of effective anti-tumor host responses. Simultaneously, to prevent tumor escape from immunological recognition and destruction, it might also be necessary to alter antigenic and immunogenic attributes of the malignant cells. The present overview summarizes general aspects, historical data, and recent advances in the field of immunotherapy of SCCHN, including non-specific immune stimulation, transfer of immunocompetent cells, gene therapy, use of monoclonal antibodies, and anti-cancer vaccines.

Indexed as

Cancer VaccinesGenetic TherapyHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansImmunotherapyImmunotherapy, AdoptivePractice Guidelines as TopicPractice Patterns, Physicians'VaccinationCancer Vaccines

Identifiers

PMID15759168
OpenAlexW202754516

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Registered trials

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