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ArticleCancer2011

Treatment with lenalidomide modulates T-cell immunophenotype and cytokine production in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.

Bang-Ning Lee, Hui Gao, Evan N Cohen, Xavier Badoux, William G Wierda, Zeev Estrov, Stefan H Faderl, Michael J Keating, Alessandra Ferrajoli, James M Reuben

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Article in Cancer, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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45citing papers in PubMed
4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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45 citing papers in PubMed, 78 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Phase II study of lenalidomide and rituximab as salvage therapy for patients with relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukemia.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2013
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  14. Immunomodulatory Drugs for the Treatment of B Cell Malignancies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Bang-Ning LeeDepartment of Hematopathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Hui Gao
Evan N Cohen
Xavier Badoux
William G Wierda
Zeev Estrov
Stefan H Faderl
Michael J Keating
Alessandra Ferrajoli
James M Reuben
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Scott Kopetz · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLenalidomide, an immunomodulatory agent, has activity in lymphoproliferative disorders. The authors, therefore, evaluated its effects on T-cell immunophenotype and cytokine production in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL).

methodsTo study the immunomodulatory effects of lenalidomide in CLL, the authors recruited 24 patients with untreated CLL enrolled in a phase 2 clinical trial of lenalidomide and obtained peripheral blood specimens for immunologic studies consisting of enumeration of T cells and assessing their ability to synthesize cytokines after activation through T-cell receptor (TCR).

resultsAfter 3 cycles of therapy, patients had a significant reduction in percentage (%) and absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) and an increase in percentage of T cells, percentage of activated CD8(+) T cells producing IFN-γ, and percentage of regulatory T (T(R) ) cells when compared with their respective levels before treatment. After 15 cycles of treatment, responder patients had significant reduction in percentage of lymphocytes and ALC, percentage of activated CD4(+) T cells producing IL-2, IFN-γ, or TNF-α, and percentage of T(R) cells when compared with their perspective levels after 3 cycles of treatment. Furthermore, the numbers of activated CD4(+) T cells producing IL-2, IFN-γ, or TNF-α, activated CD8(+) T cells producing IFN-γ, and T(R) cells normalized to the range of healthy subjects.

conclusionsTreatment with lenalidomide resulted in the normalization of functional T-cell subsets in responders, suggesting that lenalidomide may modulate cell-mediated immunity in patients with CLL.

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AgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesClinical Trials as TopicCytokinesFemaleHumansImmunologic FactorsImmunophenotypingInterleukin-2LenalidomideLeukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-CellMaleThalidomideAntineoplastic AgentsCytokinesImmunologic FactorsInterleukin-2LenalidomideThalidomide

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PMID21858802
PMCPMC4349201
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