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ReviewSeminars in oncology2014

Antibody-based immunotherapy for malignant glioma.

Patrick C Gedeon, Katherine A Riccione, Peter E Fecci, John H Sampson

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Review in Seminars in oncology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 25% 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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Biomarkers for immunotherapy for treatment of glioblastoma.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2020
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  8. The progress of immunotherapy for glioblastoma.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2015
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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

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Patrick C GedeonDuke Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Program, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC; The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC. Electronic address: patrick.gedeon@duke.edu.
Katherine A RiccioneDuke Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Program, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC; The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
Peter E FecciDepartment of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.
John H SampsonDuke Brain Tumor Immunotherapy Program, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Duke University, Durham, NC; The Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.
Duke University Hospital · USDuke Medical Center · USMassachusetts General Hospital · US

Funding

Women's Cancer Research ProgramP30CA014236 · NCI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI DONNA NIEDZWIECKI · 1985 to 2026
$174.8M
MEDICAL SCIENTIST TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM007171 · NIGMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI KONTOS, CHRISTOPHER D · 1985 to 2021
$31.2M
Medical Scientist Training Program Training GrantT32GM145449 · NIGMS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Christopher D Kontos · 2022 to 2026
$6.6M
EGFRvIII-targeted Bispecific T cell Engagers for brain tumorsR01NS085412 · NINDS · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI SAMPSON, JOHN H. · 2013 to 2017
$2.0M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014236NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007171NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM145449NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS085412
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Conventional therapy for malignant glioma (MG) fails to specifically eliminate tumor cells, resulting in toxicity that limits therapeutic efficacy. In contrast, antibody-based immunotherapy uses the immune system to eliminate tumor cells with exquisite specificity. Increased understanding of the pathobiology of MG and the profound immunosuppression present among patients with MG has revealed several biologic targets amenable to antibody-based immunotherapy. Novel antibody engineering techniques allow for the production of fully human antibodies or antibody fragments with vastly reduced antigen-binding dissociation constants, increasing safety when used clinically as therapeutics. In this report, we summarize the use of antibody-based immunotherapy for MG. Approaches currently under investigation include the use of antibodies or antibody fragments to: (1) redirect immune effector cells to target tumor mutations, (2) inhibit immunosuppressive signals and thereby stimulate an immunological response against tumor cells, and (3) provide costimulatory signals to evoke immunologic targeting of tumor cells. These approaches demonstrate highly compelling safety and efficacy for the treatment of MG, providing a viable adjunct to current standard-of-care therapy for MG.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntibodiesBrain NeoplasmsErbB ReceptorsGliomaHumansImmunomodulationImmunotherapyMolecular Targeted TherapyAntibodiesepidermal growth factor receptor VIIIErbB Receptors

Identifiers

PMID25173142
PMCPMC4151824
OpenAlexW1970987425

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