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Trial reportBlood2016

TNFRSF14 aberrations in follicular lymphoma increase clinically significant allogeneic T-cell responses.

Eleni Kotsiou, Jessica Okosun, Caroline Besley, Sameena Iqbal, Janet Matthews, Jude Fitzgibbon, John G Gribben, Jeffrey K Davies

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Trial report in Blood, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 17% 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Eleni KotsiouCentre for Haemato-oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University, London, United Kingdom.
Jessica OkosunCentre for Haemato-oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University, London, United Kingdom.
Caroline BesleyCentre for Haemato-oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University, London, United Kingdom.
Sameena IqbalCentre for Haemato-oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University, London, United Kingdom.
Janet MatthewsCentre for Haemato-oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University, London, United Kingdom.
Jude FitzgibbonCentre for Haemato-oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University, London, United Kingdom.
John G GribbenCentre for Haemato-oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University, London, United Kingdom.
Jeffrey K DaviesCentre for Haemato-oncology, Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary University, London, United Kingdom.
Queen Mary University of London · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 15968Cancer Research UK C16420/A18066Medical Research Council G0902269
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Donor T-cell immune responses can eradicate lymphomas after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT), but can also damage healthy tissues resulting in harmful graft-versus-host disease (GVHD). Next-generation sequencing has recently identified many new genetic lesions in follicular lymphoma (FL). One such gene, tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily 14 (TNFRSF14), abnormal in 40% of FL patients, encodes the herpes virus entry mediator (HVEM) which limits T-cell activation via ligation of the B- and T-lymphocyte attenuator. As lymphoma B cells can act as antigen-presenting cells, we hypothesized that TNFRSF14 aberrations that reduce HVEM expression could alter the capacity of FL B cells to stimulate allogeneic T-cell responses and impact the outcome of AHSCT. In an in vitro model of alloreactivity, human lymphoma B cells with TNFRSF14 aberrations had reduced HVEM expression and greater alloantigen-presenting capacity than wild-type lymphoma B cells. The increased immune-stimulatory capacity of lymphoma B cells with TNFRSF14 aberrations had clinical relevance, associating with higher incidence of acute GVHD in patients undergoing AHSCT. FL patients with TNFRSF14 aberrations may benefit from more aggressive immunosuppression to reduce harmful GVHD after transplantation. Importantly, this study is the first to demonstrate the impact of an acquired genetic lesion on the capacity of tumor cells to stimulate allogeneic T-cell immune responses which may have wider consequences for adoptive immunotherapy strategies.

Indexed as

Hematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationAdultAgedAllograftsAntigen-Presenting CellsB-LymphocytesFemaleGraft vs Host DiseaseHumansLymphocyte ActivationLymphoma, FollicularMaleMiddle AgedReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Member 14T-LymphocytesReceptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Member 14TNFRSF14 protein, human

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PMID27103745
PMCPMC4956614
OpenAlexW2340748751

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