Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29338609›Full record

ReviewImmunotherapy2017

Chemotherapy-induced immunomodulation in non-small-cell lung cancer: a rationale for combination chemoimmunotherapy.

Hua Zheng, Masha Zeltsman, Marjorie G Zauderer, Takashi Eguchi, Raj G Vaghjiani, Prasad S Adusumilli

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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 42 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
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42citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

42 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Simultaneous Durvalumab and Platinum-Based Chemoradiotherapy in Unresectable Stage III Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: The Phase III PACIFIC-2 Study.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2025
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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

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Hua ZhengThoracic Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, NY, USA.
Masha ZeltsmanThoracic Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, NY, USA.
Marjorie G ZaudererThoracic Oncology Service, Division of Solid Tumor Oncology, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, NY, USA.
Takashi EguchiThoracic Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, NY, USA.
Raj G VaghjianiThoracic Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, NY, USA.
Prasad S AdusumilliThoracic Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, NY, USA.
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USCapital Medical University · CNMesothelioma Applied Research Foundation · US

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Nicholas D Socci · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spurred by the survival benefits seen with the use of checkpoint blockade in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), there has been a growing interest in the potential applications of immunotherapy. Despite this, the objective response rate for single-agent immunotherapy remains ≤20% in patients with advanced NSCLC. A combinatorial approach that utilizes both chemotherapy and immunotherapy is a potential strategy to increase antitumor efficacy. Accumulating evidence has shown that the immunomodulatory effects of chemotherapeutic agents can be exploited in a combinational approach. Herein, we review the influence of specific chemotherapeutic agents on the tumor immune microenvironment in preclinical and clinical studies, and establish the rationale for combination chemoimmunotherapy for the treatment of NSCLC.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungHumansImmunologic FactorsImmunotherapyLung NeoplasmsTreatment OutcomeTumor EscapeTumor MicroenvironmentAntineoplastic AgentsImmunologic Factorschemotherapyimmunomodulationimmunotherapymicroenvironmentnon-small-cell lung cancer

Identifiers

PMID29338609
PMCPMC5810850
OpenAlexW2755002661

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