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ArticleOncoimmunology2015

A high density of tertiary lymphoid structure B cells in lung tumors is associated with increased CD4

Wei Zhu, Claire Germain, Zheng Liu, Yinong Sebastian, Priyanka Devi, Samantha Knockaert, Philip Brohawn, Kim Lehmann, Diane Damotte, Pierre Validire and 5 more

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Article in Oncoimmunology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 70 papers.

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70citing papers in PubMed
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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

70 citing papers in PubMed, 110 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

15 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Wei ZhuTranslational Sciences; MedImmune ; Gaithersburg, MD USA.
Claire GermainLaboratory "Cancer, Immune Control, and Escape"; INSERM UMRS 1138; Cordeliers Research Center ; Paris, France ; University Sorbonne; University Pierre and Marie Curie; UMRS 1138 ; Paris, France ; University Sorbonne Paris Cité; University Paris Descartes; UMRS 1138 ; Paris, France.
Zheng LiuTranslational Sciences; MedImmune ; Gaithersburg, MD USA.
Yinong SebastianTranslational Sciences; MedImmune ; Gaithersburg, MD USA.
Priyanka DeviLaboratory "Cancer, Immune Control, and Escape"; INSERM UMRS 1138; Cordeliers Research Center ; Paris, France ; University Sorbonne; University Pierre and Marie Curie; UMRS 1138 ; Paris, France ; University Sorbonne Paris Cité; University Paris Descartes; UMRS 1138 ; Paris, France.
Samantha KnockaertLaboratory "Cancer, Immune Control, and Escape"; INSERM UMRS 1138; Cordeliers Research Center ; Paris, France ; University Sorbonne; University Pierre and Marie Curie; UMRS 1138 ; Paris, France ; University Sorbonne Paris Cité; University Paris Descartes; UMRS 1138 ; Paris, France.
Philip BrohawnTranslational Sciences; MedImmune ; Gaithersburg, MD USA.
Kim LehmannTranslational Sciences; MedImmune ; Gaithersburg, MD USA.
Diane DamotteLaboratory "Cancer, Immune Control, and Escape"; INSERM UMRS 1138; Cordeliers Research Center ; Paris, France ; University Sorbonne; University Pierre and Marie Curie; UMRS 1138 ; Paris, France ; University Sorbonne Paris Cité; University Paris Descartes; UMRS 1138 ; Paris, France ; Department of Pathology; Cochin Hospital; AP-HP ; Paris, France.
Pierre ValidireLaboratory "Cancer, Immune Control, and Escape"; INSERM UMRS 1138; Cordeliers Research Center ; Paris, France ; University Sorbonne; University Pierre and Marie Curie; UMRS 1138 ; Paris, France ; University Sorbonne Paris Cité; University Paris Descartes; UMRS 1138 ; Paris, France ; Department of Pathology; Institut Mutualiste Montsouris ; Paris, France.
Yihong YaoTranslational Sciences; MedImmune ; Gaithersburg, MD USA.
Viia Valge-ArcherOncology Research; MedImmune ; Cambridge, UK.
Scott A HammondOncology Research; MedImmune ; Gaithersburg, MD USA.
Marie-Caroline Dieu-NosjeanLaboratory "Cancer, Immune Control, and Escape"; INSERM UMRS 1138; Cordeliers Research Center ; Paris, France ; University Sorbonne; University Pierre and Marie Curie; UMRS 1138 ; Paris, France ; University Sorbonne Paris Cité; University Paris Descartes; UMRS 1138 ; Paris, France.
Brandon W HiggsTranslational Sciences; MedImmune ; Gaithersburg, MD USA.
Délégation Paris 5 · FRUniversité Paris Cité · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

T and B cell receptor (TCR and BCR, respectively) Vβ or immunoglobulin heavy chain complementarity-determining region 3 sequencing allows monitoring of repertoire changes through recognition, clonal expansion, affinity maturation, and T or B cell activation in response to antigen. TCR and BCR repertoire analysis can advance understanding of antitumor immune responses in the tumor microenvironment. TCR and BCR repertoires of sorted CD4

Indexed as

deep sequencingnon-small cell lung cancerTCR/BCR repertoiretertiary lymphoid structure

Identifiers

PMID26587322
PMCPMC4635865
OpenAlexW1956142692

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