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ReviewJournal of gynecologic oncology2017

Update on immune checkpoint inhibitors in gynecological cancers.

Valerie Heong, Natalie Ngoi, David Shao Peng Tan

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Review in Journal of gynecologic oncology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 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

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

38 citing papers in PubMed.

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  16. Impact of anatomic site on antigen-presenting cells in cancer.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2020
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  17. Immune checkpoint status and tumor microenvironment in vulvar squamous cell carcinoma.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2020
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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

3 authors.

Valerie HeongDepartment of Hematology-Oncology, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8894-1355
Natalie NgoiDepartment of Hematology-Oncology, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2071-0715
David Shao Peng TanDepartment of Hematology-Oncology, National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9087-5262

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent years, progress in our understanding of immune-modulatory signaling pathways in immune cells and the tumor microenvironment (TME) has led to rejuvenated interest in cancer immunotherapy. In particular, immunotherapy targeting the immune checkpoint receptors such as cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4), programmed cell-death 1 (PD-1), and programmed cell-death ligand 1 (PD-L1) have demonstrated clinical activity in a wide variety of tumors, including gynecological cancers. This review will focus on the emerging clinical data on the therapeutic role of immune checkpoint inhibitors, and potential strategies to enhance the efficacy of this class of compounds, in the context of gynecological cancers. It is anticipated that future biomarker-directed clinical trials will provide further insights into the mechanisms underlying response and resistance to immunotherapy, and help guide our approach to designing therapeutic combinations that have the potential to enhance the benefit of immunotherapy in patients with gynecologic cancers.

Indexed as

ImmunotherapyAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorCTLA-4 AntigenFemaleGenital Neoplasms, FemaleHumansTumor MicroenvironmentVaccinesAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedB7-H1 AntigenBiomarkers, TumorCD274 protein, humanCTLA-4 AntigenVaccinesBiomarkersImmunotherapyNeoplasmsTumor Microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID28028993
PMCPMC5323287

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