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ReviewNature communications2016

Recommendations for myeloid-derived suppressor cell nomenclature and characterization standards.

Vincenzo Bronte, Sven Brandau, Shu-Hsia Chen, Mario P Colombo, Alan B Frey, Tim F Greten, Susanna Mandruzzato, Peter J Murray, Augusto Ochoa, Suzanne Ostrand-Rosenberg and 5 more

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Nature communications, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 1,783 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1,783citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
104.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT04941365 nawithdrawnnot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Quantifying Systemic Immunosuppression to Personalize Cancer Therapy

TypeinterventionalSponsorInstitut du Cancer de Montpellier - Val d'AurelleRan2022 to 2024Enrolled0ConditionsMetastatic Melanoma, Metastatic Breast Cancer, Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckArmssingle arm
NCT05621837 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Quantifying Systemic Immunosuppression to Personalize Cancer Therapy

TypeobservationalSponsorFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, MilanoRan2022 to 2026Enrolled1,000ConditionsMelanoma, Breast Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma, Urinary Bladder CancerArmsMDSC quantification
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1,783 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 2,672 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

15 authors at 14 institutions in 3 countries.

Vincenzo BronteDepartment of Medicine, University Hospital, University of Verona, Verona 37134, Italy.
Sven BrandauDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Essen, Essen D-45122, Germany.
Shu-Hsia ChenDepartment of Oncological Sciences, Tisch Cancer Institute, Immunology Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York 10029, USA.
Mario P ColomboDepartment of Experimental Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Molecular Immunology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milano 20133, Italy.
Alan B FreyNew York University School of Medicine, New York, New York 10029, USA.
Tim F GretenGI-Malignancy Section, Thoracic and GI Oncology Branch, NCI, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
Susanna MandruzzatoDepartment of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, Section of Oncology and Immunology, University of Padova, Padova 35128, Italy.
Peter J MurrayDepartments of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee 38105, USA.
Augusto OchoaStanley S. Scott Cancer Center, Louisiana State University, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA.
Suzanne Ostrand-RosenbergUniversity of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Maryland 21250, USA.
Paulo C RodriguezGeorgia Regents University Cancer Center, Augusta, Georgia 30912, USA.
Antonio SicaHumanitas Clinical and Research Center, Via Manzoni 56, Rozzano, Milan 20089, Italy.
Viktor UmanskySkin Cancer Unit, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg 69120, Germany.
Robert H VonderheideAbramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
Dmitry I GabrilovichTranslational Tumor Immunology, The Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
Augusta University · USEssen University Hospital · DEFondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori · ITHeidelberg University · DEHumanitas University · ITIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · USLouisiana State University · USNew York University · USSt. Jude Children's Research Hospital · USThe Wistar Institute · USUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore County · USUniversity of Padua · ITUniversity of Pennsylvania · USUniversity of Verona · IT

Funding

Viral Vector Technology (VVTSR)P30CA021765 · NCI · ST. JUDE CHILDREN'S RESEARCH HOSPITAL · PI CHARLES ROBERTS · 1985 to 2026
$166.9M
Tumor Microenvironment and MetastasisP30CA010815 · NCI · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI Luis J Montaner · 1985 to 2026
$75.9M
T-CELL TARGETING FOR GVHDR01HL056067 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA TWIN CITIES · PI BLAZAR, BRUCE R · 1995 to 2022
$5.4M
Correction of myeloid cell defects in cancerR01CA084488 · NCI · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI GABRILOVICH, DMITRY I · 1999 to 2017
$5.4M
Ubiquitinated Proteins in Exosomes of Immune Suppressive Myeloid CellsR01GM021248 · NIGMS · UNIV OF MARYLAND, COLLEGE PARK · PI FENSELAU, CATHERINE C, FUSHMAN, DAVID · 1985 to 2017
$4.6M
Mechanism of myeloid cell defect in cancerR01CA100062 · NCI · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI GABRILOVICH, DMITRY I · 2004 to 2018
$4.0M
Intervention of immune tolerance by small molecules to enhance immune therapyR01CA127483 · NCI · METHODIST HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI CHEN, SHU-HSIA · 2008 to 2018
$3.4M
Myeloid Suppressor Cell-Mediated Immune Suppression of Tumor Specific T CellsR01CA109322 · NCI · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI CHEN, SHU-HSIA · 2006 to 2015
$3.2M
LILRB modulates tumor microenvironment and promotes tumor progressionR01CA204191 · NCI · METHODIST HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI CHEN, SHU-HSIA · 2017 to 2022
$2.2M
Stress Pathways in Tumors Drive Global MDSC Activity and Survival through ChopR01CA184185 · NCI · LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER · PI RODRIGUEZ, PAULO CESAR · 2015 to 2019
$1.8M
Molecular network regulating dendritic cell differentiation in cancerR01CA141438 · NCI · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI GABRILOVICH, DMITRY I · 2010 to 2014
$1.6M
Tumor-Induced immune suppressionR01CA115880 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY · PI OSTRAND-ROSENBERG, SUZANNE · 2006 to 2010
$1.3M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA010815NCI NIH HHS P30 CA021765NCI NIH HHS R01 CA084488NCI NIH HHS R01 CA100062NCI NIH HHS R01 CA109322NCI NIH HHS R01 CA115880NCI NIH HHS R01 CA127483NCI NIH HHS R01 CA141438NCI NIH HHS R01 CA184185NCI NIH HHS R01 CA204191NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL056067NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM021248NIGMS NIH HHS R37 GM021248
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSCs) have emerged as major regulators of immune responses in cancer and other pathological conditions. In recent years, ample evidence supports key contributions of MDSC to tumour progression through both immune-mediated mechanisms and those not directly associated with immune suppression. MDSC are the subject of intensive research with >500 papers published in 2015 alone. However, the phenotypic, morphological and functional heterogeneity of these cells generates confusion in investigation and analysis of their roles in inflammatory responses. The purpose of this communication is to suggest characterization standards in the burgeoning field of MDSC research.

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Terminology as TopicAlgorithmsAnimalsAntigens, CDCell DifferentiationCytokinesHumansModels, ImmunologicalMyeloid-Derived Suppressor CellsNeoplasmsAntigens, CDCytokines

Identifiers

PMID27381735
PMCPMC4935811
OpenAlexW2471500324

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