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SynthesisJournal of gastroenterology and hepatology2017

Specific immunotherapy in hepatocellular cancer: A systematic review.

Behnoud Baradaran Noveiry, Armin Hirbod-Mobarakeh, Nastaran Khalili, Niloufar Hourshad, Tim F Greten, Ghassan K Abou-Alfa, Nima Rezaei

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Synthesis in Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Behnoud Baradaran NoveiryBorder of Immune Tolerance Education and Research Network (BITERN), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran.
Armin Hirbod-MobarakehBorder of Immune Tolerance Education and Research Network (BITERN), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran.
Nastaran KhaliliBorder of Immune Tolerance Education and Research Network (BITERN), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran.
Niloufar HourshadBorder of Immune Tolerance Education and Research Network (BITERN), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran.
Tim F GretenGastrointestinal Malignancy Section, Thoracic and Gastrointestinal Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Ghassan K Abou-AlfaMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA.
Nima RezaeiBorder of Immune Tolerance Education and Research Network (BITERN), Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN), Tehran, Iran.

Funding

Clinical protocols for the treatment of GI cancerZIABC011343 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI GRETEN, TIM · 2010 to 2025
$4.8M
Intramural NIH HHS Z99 CA999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimIn recent years, several novel immunotherapeutic approaches were developed and investigated in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). We designed this systematic review, to evaluate clinical efficacy of specific immunotherapy in patients with HCC, according to the guidelines of Border of Immune Tolerance Education and Research Network (BITERN) and Cochrane collaboration.

methodsWe searched Medline, Scopus, CENTRAL, TRIP, DART, OpenGrey, and ProQuest through the 9th of December 2015. One author reviewed and retrieved citations from these seven databases for irrelevant and duplicate studies, and two other authors independently extracted data from the studies and rated their quality. We collated study findings and calculated a weighted treatment effect across studies using Review Manager.

resultsWe found 12144 references in seven databases of which 21 controlled studies with 1885 HCC patients in different stages were included in this systematic review after the primary and secondary screenings. Overall, patients undergoing specific immunotherapy had significantly higher overall survival than those in control group (HR = 0.59; 95% CI = 0.47-0.76, P < 0.0001). There was a significant difference in recurrence-free survival between patients undergoing specific immunotherapy and patients in control groups and patients in immunotherapy groups overall had less recurrence than control group (HR = 0.54; 95% CI = 0.46-0.63, P < 0.00001).

conclusionsResults of this systematic review based on the available literature suggest that overall specific immunotherapeutic approaches could be beneficiary for the treatment of patients with HCC. This further supports the current and ongoing evaluations of specific immunotherapies in the field.

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ImmunotherapyCarcinoma, HepatocellularDatabases, BibliographicDisease-Free SurvivalHumansLiver NeoplasmsPractice Guidelines as TopicSurvival Rateactive immunotherapyclinical outcomeshepatocellular carcinomaimmunotherapymeta-analysispassive immunotherapysystematic reviewvaccines

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PMID27206802
PMCPMC6377153

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