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ReviewHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2014

DCVax®-L--developed by Northwest Biotherapeutics.

Stavros Polyzoidis, Keyoumars Ashkan

Erratum issuedOpen access · bronzeAbstract readReview
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Review in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 35 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
35citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 13% 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

35 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 62 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Autologous tumor lysate-loaded dendritic cell vaccination in glioblastoma patients: a systematic review of literature.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025
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  5. Current approaches in glioblastoma multiforme immunotherapy.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2024
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  7. Glioblastoma Therapy: Past, Present and Future.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Stavros Polyzoidisa Department of Neurosurgery; King's College Hospital; King's College ; London , UK.
Keyoumars Ashkan
King's College Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dendritic cell (DC) immunotherapy is emerging as a potential addition to the standard of care in the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). In the last decade or so various research groups have conducted phase I and II trials of DC-immunotherapy on patients with newly diagnosed (ND) and recurrent GBM and other high-grade gliomas in an attempt to improve the poor prognosis. Results show an increase in overall survival (OS), while vaccination-related side effects are invariably mild. Northwest Biotherapeutics, Inc., Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A. (NWBT) developed the DCVax®-L vaccine as an adjunct to the treatment of GBM. It is currently under evaluation in a phase III trial in patients with ND-GBM, which is the only ongoing trial of its kind. In this review current data and perspectives of this product are examined.

Indexed as

Brain NeoplasmsCancer VaccinesCombined Modality TherapyDendritic CellsDisease ProgressionGlioblastomaHumansImmunotherapy, AdoptiveVaccinationCancer VaccinesBBB, blood brain barrierCNS, central nervous systemCTL, cytotoxic T-lymphocyteDC, dendritic cellDCVax®-Ldendritic cellsDTH, delayed tissue hypersensitivityEORTC, European Organization for Research and Treatment of CancerFDA, Food and Drug AdministrationGBM, glioblastoma multiformeglioblastoma multiformeGM-CSF, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factorHGG, high-grade gliomaIL-4, interleukin-4immunotherapyIMP, investigational medicinal productMHRA, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory AgencyMRI, magnetic resonance imagingND, newly diagnosedNIHR, National Institute for Health ResearchNWBT, Northwest Biotherapeutics Inc.OS, overall survivaloverall survivalPEI, Paul-Ehrlich-InstitutePFS, progression-free survivalside effectsTAAs, tumor-associated antigensUCLA, University of California, Los Angeles, U.S.A., United States of Americavaccine

Identifiers

PMID25483653
PMCPMC4514134
OpenAlexW2118130406

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