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ReviewCancer gene therapy2017

Immunosuppression in liver tumors: opening the portal to effective immunotherapy.

P Guha, J Reha, S C Katz

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Review in Cancer gene therapy, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 26% 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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 18 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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

P GuhaDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI, USA.
J RehaDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9625-6910
S C KatzDivision of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI, USA.
Roger Williams Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We have recently witnessed substantial progress with immunotherapy for selected diseases. Checkpoint inhibitors and chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cells are among the most promising agents. Whereas much of the early success with CAR-T cells has been demonstrated with hematological malignancies, important barriers remain for the application of CAR-T cell therapies for the management of metastatic solid tumors. The challenges are particularly apparent when considering primary and metastatic tumors in the liver. At baseline, the intrahepatic space is immunosuppressive and this feature is exploited by malignant cells. Fortunately, our evolving understanding of liver immune cell biology is allowing the development of novel immunotherapeutic strategies for the treatment of liver tumors. Furthermore, the unique anatomic features of the liver make possible highly selective immunotherapeutic delivery approaches that may maximize antitumor efficacy while limiting off-target damage to healthy tissues. This review summarizes the immunobiology of the intrahepatic space and how this knowledge enables identification of hurdles and potential solutions to the barriers facing immunotherapy for liver tumors.

Indexed as

Immune ToleranceImmunotherapyAnimalsDendritic CellsEndothelial CellsHepatic Stellate CellsHumansImmunomodulationKupffer CellsLiverLiver NeoplasmsLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingLymphocyte SubsetsMolecular Targeted TherapyMyeloid-Derived Suppressor CellsSignal Transduction

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PMID27910858
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