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ReviewImmunological reviews2008

Autoantibodies to tumor-associated antigens: reporters from the immune system.

Eng M Tan, Jianying Zhang

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Review in Immunological reviews, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 148 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
148citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
9.6field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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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

148 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 307 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Serum autoantibodies in the early detection of esophageal cancer: a systematic review.Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine · 2015
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Eng M TanDepartment of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA. emtan@scripps.edu
Jianying Zhang
Scripps Research Institute · USThe University of Texas at El Paso · US

Funding

TOXICOLOGY PROJECTG12RR008124 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO · PI WALSH, ELIZABETH J · 1992 to 2011
$20.8M
UTEP SCORE InstrumentationS06GM008012 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS EL PASO · PI GARZA, KRISTINE M · 1989 to 2010
$15.8M
AUTOANTIBODIES IN HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMAR01CA056956 · NCI · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI TAN, ENG M · 1992 to 2005
$1.9M
NCI NIH HHS CA56956NCI NIH HHS R01 CA056956NCRR NIH HHS 5G12RR008124NCRR NIH HHS G12 RR008124NIGMS NIH HHS 2SO6GM008012-37NIGMS NIH HHS S06 GM008012
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although autoantibodies have been recognized as participants in pathogenesis of tissue injury, the collateral role of autoantibodies as reporters from the immune system identifying cellular participants in tumorigenesis has not been fully appreciated. The immune system appears to be capable of sensing aberrant structure, distribution, and function of certain cellular components involved in tumorigenesis and making autoantibody responses to the tumor-associated antigens (TAAs). Autoantibodies to TAAs can report malignant transformation before standard clinical studies and may be useful as early detection biomarkers. The autoantibody response also provides insights into factors related to how cellular components may be rendered immunogenic. As diagnostic biomarkers, specific TAA miniarrays for identifying autoantibody profiles could have sufficient sensitivity in differentiating between types of tumors. Such anti-TAA profiles could also be used to monitor response to therapy. The immune system of cancer patients reveals the immune interactive sites or the autoepitopes of participants in tumorigenesis, and this information should be used in the design of immunotherapy.

Indexed as

Biomarkers, TumorAnimalsAntibodies, NeoplasmAntigen-Presenting CellsAntigens, NeoplasmAutoantibodiesAutoantigensAutoimmunityCancer VaccinesHumansMiceNeoplasmsRabbitsAntibodies, NeoplasmAntigens, NeoplasmAutoantibodiesAutoantigensBiomarkers, TumorCancer Vaccines

Identifiers

PMID18364012
PMCPMC2719766
OpenAlexW2014523497

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