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ReviewImmunotherapy2017

Immunotherapy of cancer: targeting cancer during active disease or during dormancy?

Syed Ammer Shah, Melika Zarei, Saeed H Manjili, Georgi Guruli, Xiang-Yang Wang, Masoud H Manjili

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Review in Immunotherapy, 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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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

7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Syed Ammer ShahDepartment of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
Melika ZareiVirginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA 24016, USA.
Saeed H ManjiliDepartment of Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284, USA.
Georgi GuruliDepartment of Surgery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
Xiang-Yang WangSchool of Medicine, Massey Cancer Center, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.
Masoud H ManjiliSchool of Medicine, Massey Cancer Center, Richmond, VA 23298, USA.

Funding

Virus Vector Shared ResourceP30CA016059 · NCI · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI Kim Felder Rhoads · 1985 to 2026
$51.0M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016059
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunotherapeutic targeting of advanced stage cancers has prolonged the survival of cancer patients, yet its curative efficacy is limited due to tumor immunoediting and escape. On the other hand, human vaccines have been able to eradicate smallpox and control several other infectious diseases. The success has resulted from the administration of vaccines in prophylactic settings, or during latency periods in order to protect an individual during future exposure to the disease rather than curing an established disease. Therefore, administration of immunotherapy at the right time is the key to success. However, instead of focusing on the prevention of cancer, current cancer immunotherapies are often being used in a therapeutic setting with the goal of eliminating tumor cells. The present review of evidence related to cancer immunotherapeutics suggests that immunotherapeutic targeting of tumor dormancy could be more promising than targeting of advanced stage disease to achieve a cure for cancer.

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AnimalsAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalDrug Administration ScheduleHumansImmunotherapyLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingNeoplasmsNeoplasm StagingTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeTumor EscapeAntineoplastic Agents, Immunological

Identifiers

PMID29338608
PMCPMC5753613

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