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ArticleScientific reports2016

PD-L1 is a critical mediator of regulatory B cells and T cells in invasive breast cancer.

Honggeng Guan, Yuqiu Wan, Jing Lan, Qin Wang, Zhangyu Wang, Yecheng Li, Jiqing Zheng, Xueguang Zhang, Zemin Wang, Yueping Shen and 1 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed.

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  6. Elucidating DNA Damage-Dependent Immune System Activation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  7. PD-L1International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  12. The Current and Future of Biomarkers of Immune Related Adverse Events.Rheumatic diseases clinics of North America · 2024
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  17. The PD-1/PD-L1 Pathway: A Perspective on Comparative Immuno-Oncology.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022
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  18. Tumor immune microenvironment and systemic response in breast cancer.Medical oncology (Northwood, London, England) · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Honggeng GuanThe Department of Pathology, Medical College of Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China.
Yuqiu WanDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China.
Jing LanDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China.
Qin WangDepartment of Immunology, Medical College of Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China.
Zhangyu WangDepartment of General Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China.
Yecheng LiDepartment of General Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 1055 Sanxiang Road, Suzhou 215004, P. R. China.
Jiqing ZhengThe Department of Pathology, Medical College of Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China.
Xueguang ZhangClinical Immunology Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, 188 Shizi Street, Suzhou, 215006, P. R. China.
Zemin WangDepartment of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 47405, USA.
Yueping ShenThe Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou 215123, P. R. China.
Fang XieThe Department of Pathology, Medical College of Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, Suzhou, 215123, P. R. China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Regulatory T cells (Tregs), a key mediator in regulating anti-tumor immune suppression, tumor immune escape, metastasis and relapse, are considered an important therapeutic target in immunotherapy of human cancers. In the present investigation, elevated CD19

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AdultB7-H1 AntigenB-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansImmunophenotypingMiddle AgedT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryB7-H1 AntigenCD274 protein, human

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PMID27762298
PMCPMC5071845

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