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ArticleCancer research2017

Anti-PD-L1 Efficacy Can Be Enhanced by Inhibition of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells with a Selective Inhibitor of PI3Kδ/γ.

Ruth J Davis, Ellen C Moore, Paul E Clavijo, Jay Friedman, Harrison Cash, Zhong Chen, Chris Silvin, Carter Van Waes, Clint Allen

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Article in Cancer research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 136 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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136citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
8.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

136 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 209 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ruth J DavisHead and Neck Surgery Branch, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland.
Ellen C MooreHead and Neck Surgery Branch, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland.
Paul E ClavijoHead and Neck Surgery Branch, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland.
Jay FriedmanHead and Neck Surgery Branch, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland.
Harrison CashHead and Neck Surgery Branch, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland.
Zhong ChenHead and Neck Surgery Branch, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland.
Chris SilvinHead and Neck Surgery Branch, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland.
Carter Van WaesHead and Neck Surgery Branch, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland.
Clint AllenHead and Neck Surgery Branch, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland. clint.allen@nih.gov.
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders · USJohns Hopkins University · US

Funding

NIDCD Core for Clinical Research and CareZIDDC000075 · NIDCD · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS · PI LEVY, JOSHUA · 2009 to 2025
$33.6M
Characterization and Enhancement of Anti-Tumor Immune Responses in Head and Neck CancerZIADC000087 · NIDCD · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS · PI ALLEN, CLINT · 2015 to 2022
$13.5M
Signal and Transcription Factor Network interactions in Head and Neck CancerZIADC000073 · NIDCD · NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS · PI VAN WAES, CARTER · 2009 to 2022
$9.1M
PSYCHOLOGICAL STUDIES OF BINAURAL HEARING AND ATTENTIONR01DC000087 · NIDCD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEY · PI HAFTER, ERVIN R · 1989 to 2006
$2.3M
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteIntramural NIH HHS ZIA DC000087NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC000087
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Checkpoint inhibitors are relatively inefficacious in head and neck cancers, despite an abundance of genetic alterations and a T-cell-inflamed phenotype. One significant barrier to efficacy may be the recruitment of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) into the tumor microenvironment. Here we demonstrate functional inhibition of MDSC with IPI-145, an inhibitor of PI3Kδ and PI3Kγ isoforms, which enhances responses to PD-L1 blockade. Combination therapy induced CD8

Indexed as

AnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntineoplastic AgentsB7-H1 AntigenCell Line, TumorClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesDisease Models, AnimalEpitopes, T-LymphocyteImmunomodulationIsoquinolinesLymphocyte ActivationLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMiceMyeloid-Derived Suppressor CellsNeoplasmsProtein Kinase InhibitorsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntineoplastic AgentsB7-H1 AntigenClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesduvelisibEpitopes, T-LymphocyteIsoquinolinesProtein Kinase InhibitorsPurines

Identifiers

PMID28364000
PMCPMC5466078
OpenAlexW2600122482

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