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ReviewNature immunology2011

T cell exhaustion.

E John Wherry

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In one paragraph

Review in Nature immunology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02208167 (IGHID 1320 - A Phase I Study to Evaluate the Safety, Immunologic, and Virologic Responses of HIV-1 Antigen Expanded Specific T Cell Therapy), which is not on this map. Cited by 2,553 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2,553citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
56.0field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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.

NCT02208167 phase1completednot on this mapstarted 2015, after this paper: background citation

IGHID 1320 - A Phase I Study to Evaluate the Safety, Immunologic, and Virologic Responses of HIV-1 Antigen Expanded Specific T Cell Therapy (HXTC) as a Therapeutic Strategy in HIV-Infected Individuals Started on Antiretroviral Therapy During Acute and Chronic Infection

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of North Carolina, Chapel HillRan2015 to 2017Enrolled6ConditionsHIVArmsHXTC infusion
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2,553 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 3,925 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Hyperprogressive disease in carcinoma induced by immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy: a systematic review.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  13. CD39 on CD8European journal of immunology · 2026
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  16. Dendritic cell PD-L2 restrains intratumoral CD8bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  17. Sex Steroid Hormone Regulation of T-Cell Function and Antitumor Immunity.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2026
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2,493 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

E John WherryDepartment of Microbiology, Institute for Immunology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. wherry@mail.med.upenn.edu
University of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

Virology CoreU19AI082630 · NIAID · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI RAYMOND T CHUNG · 2009 to 2026
$48.1M
The Impact of Bacterial Co-Infectin on Respiratory Virus-Specific T cell ResponseU19AI083022 · NIAID · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI ERIKSON, JAN S. · 2009 to 2013
$10.7M
Regulation of exhaustion and altered CD8 T cell memory during chronic InfectionR01AI071309 · NIAID · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI WHERRY, E. JOHN · 2006 to 2010
$1.8M
NIAID NIH HHS AI071309NIAID NIH HHS AI082630NIAID NIH HHS AI083022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

T cell exhaustion is a state of T cell dysfunction that arises during many chronic infections and cancer. It is defined by poor effector function, sustained expression of inhibitory receptors and a transcriptional state distinct from that of functional effector or memory T cells. Exhaustion prevents optimal control of infection and tumors. Recently, a clearer picture of the functional and phenotypic profile of exhausted T cells has emerged and T cell exhaustion has been defined in many experimental and clinical settings. Although the pathways involved remain to be fully defined, advances in the molecular delineation of T cell exhaustion are clarifying the underlying causes of this state of differentiation and also suggest promising therapeutic opportunities.

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AnimalsBacterial InfectionsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCytokinesHumansImmunologic MemoryInflammation MediatorsModels, ImmunologicalT-LymphocytesVirus DiseasesCytokinesInflammation Mediators

Identifiers

PMID21739672
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