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ArticleTherapy (London, England : 2004)2011

Immunotherapy as a strategy for the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer.

Gregory E Holt, Eckhard R Podack, Luis E Raez

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Article in Therapy (London, England : 2004), 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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24citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% 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

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

24 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 55 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. Immature myeloid cells and tolerogenic cytokine profile in lung adenocarcinoma metastatic lymph nodes assessed by endobronchial ultrasound.Tumour biology : the journal of the International Society for Oncodevelopmental Biology and Medicine · 2016
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  18. Immunotherapy in lung cancer.Translational lung cancer research · 2014
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  19. Immunotherapy in lung cancer.Translational lung cancer research · 2014
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  20. Rationale for targeting the immune system through checkpoint molecule blockade in the treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer.Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology · 2013
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Gregory E HoltSheila & David Fuente Graduate Program in Cancer Biology, University of Miami Leonard M Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA.
Eckhard R Podack
Luis E Raez
Bipar · FRUniversity of Miami · US

Funding

Newly Independent Faculty Recruitment and Support for Pulmonary ResearchP30HL101321 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI SALATHE, MATTHIAS A · 2009 to 2010
$986k
NHLBI NIH HHS P30 HL101321
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Positive modulation of a patient's immune system to produce antitumor immunity is an attractive strategy that may improve the dismal outcomes typically associated with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Using methods that either augment specific antitumor immunity or positively influence the patient's immune system to allow the de novo generation of immunity to encompass current strategies used in recent clinical trials of NSCLC. Encouraging results of Phase II trials in antigen-specific immunotherapy have led to three subsequent Phase III trials, which are currently enrolling. Results of these trials will improve our understanding of the role that immunotherapy plays in the treatment of NSCLC. Successful application of a humoral vaccine in Cuba led to its approval for the treatment of advanced NSCLC patients in that country. To date, trials involving nonspecific immunotherapeutic interventions have failed to improve outcomes in NSCLC and may indicate a need to combine them with antigen-specific vaccines. Although these trials will greatly advance our knowledge of NSCLC immunotherapy, we believe truly efficacious immunotherapy may only result from implementation of strategies to both augment antitumor immunity and counteract tumor-mediated immunosuppression.

Identifiers

PMID21359153
PMCPMC3042692
OpenAlexW2108023441

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