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ArticleCurrent oncology reports2011

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia: an update on biology and treatment.

John C Riches, Alan G Ramsay, John G Gribben

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Article in Current oncology reports, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

John C RichesBarts Cancer Institute-A CR-UK Centre of Excellence, Queen Mary University of London, 3rd Floor John Vane Science Centre Charterhouse Square, London, UK. johnriches@doctors.org.uk
Alan G Ramsay
John G Gribben
Queen Mary University of London · GB

Funding

Tissue CoreP01CA081534 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI KIPPS, THOMAS J · 2000 to 2016
$59.5M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Combination chemoimmunotherapy with fludarabine, cyclophosphamide, and rituximab (FCR) has emerged as the current standard of care in the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Despite very high response rates, this treatment is too toxic for many patients, and it remains unclear as how to manage patients who do not respond to these agents or who relapse early after treatment. An increase in our understanding of the biology of CLL has led to the development of a wide range of therapies aimed at specific defects in this disease. B-cell receptor signaling is aberrantly increased in CLL, and so many of these drugs target key steps in these pathways. Antitumor immunity is also impaired, and a number of strategies are being developed to repair this acquired immune dysfunction. This review highlights some of the emerging agents and describes the biological rationale for their use in CLL.

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Antineoplastic AgentsB-LymphocytesHumansImmunotherapyLeukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-CellSignal TransductionAntineoplastic Agents

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PMID21773694
OpenAlexW2146208067

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