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ArticleCell research2018

A reappraisal of CTLA-4 checkpoint blockade in cancer immunotherapy.

Xuexiang Du, Fei Tang, Mingyue Liu, Juanjuan Su, Yan Zhang, Wei Wu, Martin Devenport, Christopher A Lazarski, Peng Zhang, Xu Wang and 7 more

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Article in Cell research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04140526 (Safety, Pharmacokinetics), which is not on this map. Cited by 149 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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149citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
12.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT04140526 phase1 / phase2active not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

Safety, Pharmacokinetics (PK), and Efficacy of ONC-392 as a Single Agent and in Combination With Pembrolizumab in Advanced Solid Tumors and NSCLC: An Open Label Phase IA/IB Study. Preserve CTLA4 Checkpoint Function (PRESERVE-001)

TypeinterventionalSponsorOncoC4, Inc.Ran2020 to 2027Enrolled733ConditionsNon Small Cell Lung Cancer, Advanced Solid Tumor, Metastatic Melanoma, Metastatic Head and Neck CarcinomaArmsONC-392, Pembrolizumab, Docetaxel
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

149 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 237 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Targeted nano-drug delivery systems for tumor immunotherapy.Journal of pharmaceutical analysis · 2026
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  17. pH-dependent dissociation from CTLA-4 in early endosomes improves both safety and antitumor activity of anti-CTLA-4 antibodies.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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89 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Xuexiang DuCenter for Cancer and Immunology Research, Children's Research Institute, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, 20010, USA.
Fei TangCenter for Cancer and Immunology Research, Children's Research Institute, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, 20010, USA.
Mingyue LiuCenter for Cancer and Immunology Research, Children's Research Institute, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, 20010, USA.
Juanjuan SuCenter for Cancer and Immunology Research, Children's Research Institute, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, 20010, USA.
Yan ZhangCenter for Cancer and Immunology Research, Children's Research Institute, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, 20010, USA.
Wei WuCenter for Cancer and Immunology Research, Children's Research Institute, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, 20010, USA.
Martin DevenportOncoImmune, Inc., Rockville, MD, 20852, USA.
Christopher A LazarskiCenter for Cancer and Immunology Research, Children's Research Institute, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, 20010, USA.
Peng ZhangCenter for Cancer and Immunology Research, Children's Research Institute, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, 20010, USA.
Xu WangCenter for Cancer and Immunology Research, Children's Research Institute, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, 20010, USA.
Peiying YeCenter for Cancer and Immunology Research, Children's Research Institute, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, 20010, USA.
Changyu WangImmutics, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, 94085, USA.
Eugene HwangCenter for Cancer and Immunology Research, Children's Research Institute, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, 20010, USA.
Tinghui ZhuAlphamab, Inc., Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215125, China.
Ting XuAlphamab, Inc., Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215125, China.
Pan ZhengCenter for Cancer and Immunology Research, Children's Research Institute, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, 20010, USA. pzheng@oncoimmune.com.
Yang LiuCenter for Cancer and Immunology Research, Children's Research Institute, Children's National Health System, Washington, DC, 20010, USA.
Children's National · USOncoImmune (United States) · USAlibaba Group (China) · CNTrueBinding (United States) · US

Funding

Checkpoints of Host Response to Cellular InjuriesR01AI064350 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI LIU, YANG, ZHENG, PAN · 2006 to 2019
$5.6M
Targeted Elimination of Cancer Stem Cells for AML TherapyR01CA171972 · NCI · CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI LIU, YANG, MALEK, SAMI NIMER · 2013 to 2017
$2.3M
mTOR, Inflammation and Senescence of Hematopoietic Stem CellsR01AG036690 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI ZHENG, PAN · 2010 to 2014
$1.6M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA171972NIAID NIH HHS R01 AI064350NIA NIH HHS R01 AG036690
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It is assumed that anti-CTLA-4 antibodies cause tumor rejection by blocking negative signaling from B7-CTLA-4 interactions. Surprisingly, at concentrations considerably higher than plasma levels achieved by clinically effective dosing, the anti-CTLA-4 antibody Ipilimumab blocks neither B7 trans-endocytosis by CTLA-4 nor CTLA-4 binding to immobilized or cell-associated B7. Consequently, Ipilimumab does not increase B7 on dendritic cells (DCs) from either CTLA4 gene humanized (Ctla4

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AnimalsAntibodies, BlockingAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCTLA-4 AntigenFemaleHumansImmunotherapyIpilimumabLymphocyte ActivationMaleMiceMice, Inbred BALB CMice, Inbred C57BLNeoplasmsAntibodies, BlockingAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalCTLA-4 AntigenIpilimumab

Identifiers

PMID29472691
PMCPMC5939050
OpenAlexW2790795290

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