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ReviewExpert review of clinical pharmacology2011

The pharmacokinetics of Toll-like receptor agonists and the impact on the immune system.

Abbi L Engel, Gregory E Holt, Hailing Lu

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Review in Expert review of clinical pharmacology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 95 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
95citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 12% 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

95 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 198 citations in OpenAlex.

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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 3 institutions in 1 country.

Abbi L EngelBastyr University, Kenmore, WA, USA.
Gregory E Holt
Hailing Lu
Bastyr University · USUniversity of Miami · USUniversity of Washington · US

Funding

Training in Complementary and Alternative Medical ResearchT32AT000815 · NCCIH · BASTYR UNIVERSITY · PI STANDISH, LEANNA J · 2002 to 2011
$3.2M
PSK as Neoadjuvant Therapy for Locally Advanced Breast CancerR01CA138547 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI LU, HAILING · 2010 to 2013
$1.1M
Newly Independent Faculty Recruitment and Support for Pulmonary ResearchP30HL101321 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE · PI SALATHE, MATTHIAS A · 2009 to 2010
$986k
NCCIH NIH HHS T32 AT000815NCI NIH HHS R01 CA138547NHLBI NIH HHS P30 HL101321
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Toll-like receptor (TLR) ligation activates both the innate and adaptive immune systems, and plays an important role in antiviral and anti-tumor immunity. Therefore, a significant amount of effort has been devoted to exploit the therapeutic potential of TLR agonists. Depending on the therapeutic purpose, either as adjuvants to vaccine, chemotherapy or standalone therapy, TLR agonists have been administered via different routes. Both preclinical and clinical studies have suggested that the route of administration has significant effects on pharmacokinetics, and that understanding these effects is critical to the success of TLR agonist drug development. This article will summarize the pharmacokinetics of TLR agonists with different administration routes, with an emphasis on clinical studies of TLR ligands in oncologic applications.

Indexed as

Adjuvants, ImmunologicAnimalsClinical Trials as TopicDrug Delivery SystemsHumansImmune SystemLigandsSignal TransductionToll-Like ReceptorsAdjuvants, ImmunologicLigandsToll-Like ReceptorsCpGimiquimodimmune responseimmunotherapypharmacokineticspoly I:CresiquimodTLR agonistToll-like receptor

Identifiers

PMID21643519
PMCPMC3105468
OpenAlexW2088599017

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Registered trials

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