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ReviewNature reviews. Cancer2015

Evolving synergistic combinations of targeted immunotherapies to combat cancer.

Ignacio Melero, David M Berman, M Angela Aznar, Alan J Korman, José Luis Pérez Gracia, John Haanen

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract readReview
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Review in Nature reviews. Cancer, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 347 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT03762018 phase3completednot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

A Multicentre Randomised Phase III Trial Comparing Atezolizumab Plus Bevacizumab and Standard Chemotherapy Versus Bevacizumab and Standard Chemotherapy as First-line Treatment for Advanced Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

TypeinterventionalSponsorETOP IBCSG Partners FoundationRan2019 to 2024Enrolled400ConditionsPleural Mesothelioma Malignant AdvancedArmsCarboplatin, Pemetrexed, Bevacizumab, Atezolizumab
NCT03792724 phase1 / phase2unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

Phase I-II Study of Intratumoral Urelumab Combined With Nivolumab in Patients With Solid Tumors

TypeinterventionalSponsorClinica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de NavarraRan2019 to 2023Enrolled32ConditionsNeoplasmsArmsUrelumab + Nivolumab
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

347 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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287 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

6 authors.

Ignacio MeleroCentro de Investigación Médica Aplicada (CIMA) and Clínica Universitaria, Avenida Pío XII, 55 E-31008, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
David M BermanBristol-Myers Squibb, 3551 Lawrenceville Princeton, New Jersey 08648, USA.
M Angela AznarCentro de Investigación Médica Aplicada (CIMA) and Clínica Universitaria, Avenida Pío XII, 55 E-31008, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
Alan J KormanBristol-Myers Squibb Biologics Discovery California, 700 Bay Road, Redwood City, California 94063, USA.
José Luis Pérez GraciaCentro de Investigación Médica Aplicada (CIMA) and Clínica Universitaria, Avenida Pío XII, 55 E-31008, Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain.
John HaanenThe Netherlands Cancer Institute, Plesmanlaan 121, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunotherapy has now been clinically validated as an effective treatment for many cancers. There is tremendous potential for synergistic combinations of immunotherapy agents and for combining immunotherapy agents with conventional cancer treatments. Clinical trials combining blockade of cytotoxic T lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA4) and programmed cell death protein 1 (PD1) may serve as a paradigm to guide future approaches to immuno-oncology combination therapy. In this Review, we discuss progress in the synergistic design of immune-targeting combination therapies and highlight the challenges involved in tailoring such strategies to provide maximal benefit to patients.

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ImmunotherapyAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorClinical Trials as TopicCombined Modality TherapyHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, Tumor

Identifiers

PMID26205340

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Registered trials

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