Evidence map›Paper›PMID 26673349›Full record

ReviewBBA clinical2015

Recent advances in the field of anti-cancer immunotherapy.

Henrique Neves, Hang Fai Kwok

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In one paragraph

Review in BBA clinical, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
31citing papers in PubMed
5.8field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

31 citing papers in PubMed, 80 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Trial
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  3. Immune Microenvironment in Breast Cancer Metastasis.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025
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  6. Implications of IL-21 in solid tumor therapy.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2023
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  7. Deciphering the Relationship between SARS-CoV-2 and Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
    Review
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  11. LINC00152 mediates CD8Journal of molecular histology · 2021
    Article
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  13. Bioactive Nanoparticles for Cancer Immunotherapy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2018
    Review
  14. Monoclonal antibodies in cancer immunotherapy.Molecular biology reports · 2018
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  19. Genomics of adult and pediatric solid tumors.American journal of cancer research · 2018
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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.

Henrique NevesFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Avenida de Universidade, Taipa, Macau.
Hang Fai KwokFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Macau, Avenida de Universidade, Taipa, Macau.
University of Macau · MO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe main goal of anti-cancer therapy is to specifically inhibit the malignant activity of cancer cells, while leaving healthy cells unaffected. As such, for every proposed therapy, it is important to keep in mind the therapeutic index - the ratio of the toxic dose over the therapeutic dose. The use of immunotherapy has allowed a means to both specifically block protein-protein interaction and deliver cytotoxic events to a tumor-specific antigen. REVIEW SCOPE: It is the objective of this review to give an overview on current immunotherapy treatment for cancers using monoclonal antibodies. We demonstrate three exciting targets for immunotherapy, TNF-α Converting Enzyme (TACE), Cathepsin S and Urokinase Plasmogen Activator and go over the advances made with one of the most used monoclonal antibodies in cancer therapy, Rituximab; as well as Herceptin, which is used for breast cancer therapy. Furthermore, we touch on other venues of immunotherapy, such as adaptive cell transfer, the use of nucleic acids and the use of dendritic cells. Finally, we summarize some ongoing studies that spell tentative advancements for anti-cancer immunotherapy. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE: Immunotherapy is at the forefront of anti-cancer therapies, allying both a high degree of specificity to general high effectiveness and fewer side-effects.

Indexed as

AntibodiesAnti-cancer therapiesCancerImmunotherapy

Identifiers

PMID26673349
PMCPMC4661591
OpenAlexW2089150378

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Registered trials

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