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ReviewPaediatric drugs2018

Pediatric Cancer Immunotherapy: Opportunities and Challenges.

Mary Frances Wedekind, Nicholas L Denton, Chun-Yu Chen, Timothy P Cripe

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Review in Paediatric drugs, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
58citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
5.8field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

58 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 101 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Commonly Reported Adverse Events Associated With Pediatric Immunotherapy: A Systematic Review From the Children's Oncology GroupJournal of pediatric oncology nursing : official journal of the Association of Pediatric Oncology Nurses
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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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mary Frances WedekindDivision of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Bone and Marrow Transplant, Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA.
Nicholas L DentonCenter for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders, The Research Institute, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University, 700 Children's Drive, Research Bldg II, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA.
Chun-Yu ChenCenter for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders, The Research Institute, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University, 700 Children's Drive, Research Bldg II, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA.
Timothy P CripeDivision of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology/Bone and Marrow Transplant, Department of Pediatrics, Nationwide Children's Hospital, The Ohio State University, 700 Children's Drive, Columbus, OH, 43205, USA. timothy.cripe@nationwidechildrens.org.
The Ohio State University · USNationwide Children's Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer immunotherapies, widely heralded as transformational for many adult cancer patients, are becoming viable options for selected subsets of pediatric cancer patients. Many therapies are currently being investigated, from immunomodulatory agents to adoptive cell therapy, bispecific T-cell engagers, oncolytic virotherapy, and checkpoint inhibition. One of the most exciting immunotherapies recently FDA approved is the use of CD19 chimeric antigen receptor T cells for pre-B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. With this approval and others, immunotherapy for pediatric cancers is gaining traction. One of the caveats to many of these immunotherapies is the challenge of predictive biomarkers; determining which patients will respond to a given therapy is not yet possible. Much research is being focused on which biomarkers will be predictive and prognostic for these patients. Despite many benefits of immunotherapy, including less long-term side effects, some treatments are fraught with immediate side effects that range from mild to severe, although most are manageable. With few downsides and the potential for disease cures, immunotherapy in the pediatric population has the potential to move to the front-line of therapeutic options.

Indexed as

ChildCTLA-4 AntigenHumansImmunotherapyImmunotherapy, AdoptiveNeoplasmsOncolytic VirotherapyPrecursor B-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaReceptors, Antigen, T-CellCD19-specific chimeric antigen receptorCTLA-4 AntigenCTLA4 protein, humanReceptors, Antigen, T-Cell

Identifiers

PMID29948928
PMCPMC6153971
OpenAlexW2807729510

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