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ReviewCytotherapy2015

Challenges in the harmonization of immune monitoring studies and trial design for cell-based therapies in the context of hematopoietic cell transplantation for pediatric cancer patients.

Stefan Nierkens, Arjan C Lankester, R Maarten Egeler, Peter Bader, Franco Locatelli, Michael A Pulsipher, Catherine M Bollard, Jaap-Jan Boelens, Westhafen Intercontinental Group

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Review in Cytotherapy, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Hematopoietic Stem Cells in Regenerative Medicine: Astray or on the Path?Transfusion medicine and hemotherapy : offizielles Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Transfusionsmedizin und Immunhamatologie · 2016
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 7 institutions in 5 countries.

Stefan NierkensU-DAIR, Laboratory of Translational Immunology, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Arjan C LankesterDivision of Stem Cell Transplantation, Department of Pediatrics, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands.
R Maarten EgelerDivision of Haematology/Oncology, Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Peter BaderDepartment of Stem Cell Transplantation and Immunology, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
Franco LocatelliDipartimento di Oncoematologia Pediatrica, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCSS), Ospedale Bambino Gesù, Roma, Italy; Università di Pavia, Italy.
Michael A PulsipherDivision of Hematology, Oncology and Blood & Marrow Transplantation, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California.
Catherine M BollardChildren's Research Institute, Children's National Health System, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
Jaap-Jan BoelensBlood and Marrow Transplantation Program, Department of Pediatrics, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands; Laboratory of Translational Immunology, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands. Electronic address: J.J.Boelens@umcutrecht.nl.
Westhafen Intercontinental Group
University Medical Center Utrecht · NLChildren's Hospital of Los Angeles · USChildren's National · USGoethe University Frankfurt · DELeiden University Medical Center · NLUniversity of Pavia · ITUniversity of Toronto · CA

Funding

USC/NORRIS COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER (CORE) SUPPORTP30CA014089 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Saul Priceman · 1985 to 2026
$181.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014089
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Clinical trials aimed at improving results of hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) by adjuvant cell-based interventions in children have been limited by small numbers and pediatric-specific features. The need for a larger number of pediatric HCT centers to participate in trials has resulted in a demand for harmonization of disease-specific clinical trials and immune-monitoring. Thus far, most phase I/II trials select different end points evaluated at disparate time points, making inter-study comparisons difficult and, sometimes, impossible. In this review, we discuss the various aspects that are important to consider for harmonizing clinical trial design as well as the critical elements for standardized (immune)-monitoring protocols in cell-based intervention trials in the context of HCT. Comparison data from trials applying harmonized trial design will lead to optimized immunotherapeutic treatment protocols to maximize clinical efficacy while minimizing toxicity.

Indexed as

AdolescentCell- and Tissue-Based TherapyChildClinical Trials as TopicHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansMonitoring, ImmunologicNeoplasmsResearch Designcell based therapyclinical trial designhematopoietic cell transplantation, immune monitoringpediatric cancer

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PMID26589751
PMCPMC7472929
OpenAlexW2180866733

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