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ReviewJournal of neuro-oncology2015

Concepts of immunotherapy for glioma.

Mira A Patel, Drew M Pardoll

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Review in Journal of neuro-oncology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 24% 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

12 citing papers in PubMed, 19 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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mira A PatelDepartment of Neurosurgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.
Drew M Pardoll
Johns Hopkins University · US

Funding

Translational Research Central ServicesP30CA006973 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Rosalie Wollett · 1985 to 2026
$208.6M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA006973
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunotherapy is coming to the fore as a viable anti-cancer treatment modality, even in poorly immunogenic cancers such as glioblastoma (GBM). Accumulating evidence suggests that the central nervous system may not be impervious to tumor-specific immune cells and could be an adequate substrate for immunologic anti-cancer therapies. Recent advances in antigen-specific cancer vaccines and checkpoint blockade in GBM provide promise for future immunotherapy in glioma. As anti-GBM immunotherapeutics enter clinical trials, it is important to understand the interactions, if any, between immune-based treatment modalities and the current standard of care for GBM involving chemoradiation and steroid therapy. Current data suggests that chemoradiation may not preclude the success of immunotherapeutics, as their effects may be synergistic. The future of therapy for GBM lies in the power of combination modalities, involving immunotherapy and the current standard of care.

Indexed as

Brain NeoplasmsGliomaHumansImmunotherapy

Identifiers

PMID26070552
PMCPMC4498978
OpenAlexW590911486

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Registered trials

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