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ReviewTrends in immunology2013

Basic principles of tumor-associated regulatory T cell biology.

Peter A Savage, Sven Malchow, Daniel S Leventhal

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Review in Trends in immunology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
60citing papers in PubMed
4.2field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

60 citing papers in PubMed, 102 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Peter A SavageDepartment of Pathology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA. psavage@bsd.uchicago.edu
Sven Malchow
Daniel S Leventhal
University of Chicago · US

Funding

VIRAL ONCOLOGY CORE FACILITYP30CA014599 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI MARK W. LINGEN · 1985 to 2026
$122.1M
Multi-Disciplinary Training Grant in Cancer ResearchT32CA009594 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI KAY F MACLEOD, Scott A. Oakes · 1989 to 2026
$11.5M
Development and specificity of endogeneous tumor-infiltrating regulatory T cellsR01CA160371 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO · PI SAVAGE, PETER AIDAN · 2011 to 2015
$1.6M
NCI NIH HHS 1R01CA160371-01NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014599NCI NIH HHS P30 CA14599NCI NIH HHS R01 CA160371NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009594
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Due to the critical role of forkhead box (Fox)p3(+) regulatory T cells (Tregs) in the regulation of immunity and the enrichment of Tregs within many human tumors, several emerging therapeutic strategies for cancer involve the depletion or modulation of Tregs, with the aim of eliciting enhanced antitumor immune responses. Here, we review recent advances in understanding of the fundamental biology of Tregs, and discuss the implications of these findings for current models of tumor-associated Treg biology. In particular, we discuss the context-dependent functional diversity of Tregs, the developmental origins of these cells, and the nature of the antigens that they recognize within the tumor environment. In addition, we highlight critical areas of focus for future research.

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AnimalsAntigensCell LineageCell MovementHumansImmunotherapyNeoplasmsT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryAntigens

Identifiers

PMID22999714
PMCPMC3534814
OpenAlexW2015767395

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