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ReviewClinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research2015

Boosting Cancer Immunotherapy with Anti-CD137 Antibody Therapy.

Atsushi Yonezawa, Suparna Dutt, Cariad Chester, Jeewon Kim, Holbrook E Kohrt

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Review in Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 78 papers.

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78citing papers in PubMed
7.1field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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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

78 citing papers in PubMed, 137 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

5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Atsushi YonezawaDivision of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California. Department of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Kyoto University Hospital, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan.
Suparna DuttImmunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
Cariad ChesterDivision of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California. Institute for Immunity, Transplantation and Infection, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
Jeewon KimTransgenic, Knockout and Tumor Model Center, Stanford Cancer Institute, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California.
Holbrook E KohrtDivision of Oncology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, California. kohrt@stanford.edu.
Stanford University · USInstitute of Infection and Immunity · CAKyoto University Hospital · JP

Funding

Translational Oncology Research Program (Project-005)P30CA124435 · NCI · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI Melinda L. Telli · 2007 to 2026
$71.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA124435
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the past 5 years, immunomodulatory antibodies have revolutionized cancer immunotherapy. CD137, a member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, represents a promising target for enhancing antitumor immune responses. CD137 helps regulate the activation of many immune cells, including CD4(+) T cells, CD8(+) T cells, dendritic cells, and natural killer cells. Recent studies indicate that the antitumor efficacy of therapeutic tumor-targeting antibodies can be augmented by the addition of agonistic antibodies targeting CD137. As ligation of CD137 provides a costimulatory signal in multiple immune cell subsets, combination therapy of CD137 antibody with therapeutic antibodies and/or vaccination has the potential to improve cancer treatment. Recently, clinical trials of combination therapies with agonistic anti-CD137 mAbs have been launched. In this review, we discuss the recent advances and clinical promise of agonistic anti-CD137 monoclonal antibody therapy.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalHumansImmunotherapyNeoplasmsTumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Member 9Antibodies, MonoclonalTumor Necrosis Factor Receptor Superfamily, Member 9

Identifiers

PMID25908780
PMCPMC5422104
OpenAlexW2136700890

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