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ReviewHuman vaccines & immunotherapeutics2016

Advances in immunotherapy for melanoma management.

Mohammed Dany, Rose Nganga, Alissar Chidiac, Edith Hanna, Sara Matar, Dirk Elston

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Review in Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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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

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

6 authors.

Mohammed Danya Department of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery , Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston , SC , USA.
Rose Ngangab Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston , SC , USA.
Alissar Chidiacb Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston , SC , USA.
Edith Hannab Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston , SC , USA.
Sara Matarb Hollings Cancer Center, Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston , SC , USA.
Dirk Elstona Department of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery , Medical University of South Carolina , Charleston , SC , USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Melanoma remains a leading cause of death among young adults. Evidence that melanoma tumor cells are highly immunogenic and a better understanding of T-cell immune checkpoints have changed the therapeutic approach to advanced melanoma. Instead of targeting the tumor directly, immunotherapy targets and activates the immune response using checkpoint inhibitors, monoclonal antibodies, vaccines, and adoptive T cell therapy. This review focuses on the immune signaling and biological mechanisms of action of recent immune-based melanoma therapies as well as their clinical benefits.

Indexed as

Adoptive TransferAntibodies, MonoclonalCancer VaccinesHumansImmunotherapyMelanomaAntibodies, MonoclonalCancer Vaccinescheckpoint inhibitorsimmunotherapymelanomatumor immunology

Identifiers

PMID27454404
PMCPMC5085014

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