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ArticleJournal of medical genetics2020

Efficacy of novel immunotherapy regimens in patients with metastatic melanoma with germline

Hildur Helgadottir, Paola Ghiorzo, Remco van Doorn, Susana Puig, Max Levin, Richard Kefford, Martin Lauss, Paola Queirolo, Lorenza Pastorino, Ellen Kapiteijn and 5 more

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Article in Journal of medical genetics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
27citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 13% 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

27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 61 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

15 authors at 7 institutions in 5 countries.

Hildur HelgadottirDepartment of Oncology Pathology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.
Paola GhiorzoDepartment of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Genoa and Genetics of Rare Cancers, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Remco van DoornDepartment of Dermatology, LUMC, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Susana PuigMelanoma Unit, Dermatology Department, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Max LevinDepartment of Oncology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden.
Richard KeffordDepartment of Clinical Medicine, Westmead Hospital and Macquarie University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Martin LaussDepartment of Oncology, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Paola QueiroloDepartment of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Lorenza PastorinoDepartment of Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties, University of Genoa and Genetics of Rare Cancers, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy.
Ellen KapiteijnDepartment of Medical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Miriam PotronyMelanoma Unit, Dermatology Department, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-2766-0765
Cristina CarreraMelanoma Unit, Dermatology Department, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Håkan OlssonDepartment of Oncology, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Veronica HöiomDepartment of Oncology Pathology, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Stockholm, Sweden.
Göran JönssonDepartment of Oncology, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden.
Instituto de Salud Carlos III · ESLund University · SEOspedale Policlinico San Martino · ITKarolinska University Hospital · SELeiden University Medical Center · NLUniversity of Gothenburg · SEWestmead Hospital · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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resultsEleven of 19 carriers (58%) responded to the therapy, a significantly higher frequency than observed in clinical trials (p=0.03, binomial test against an expected rate of 37%). Further, 6 of the 19 carriers (32%) had complete response, a significantly higher frequency than observed in clinical trials (p=0.01, binomial test against an expected rate of 7%). In 118 melanomas with somatic

conclusionPatients with

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AdultAgedClinical Trials as TopicCTLA-4 AntigenCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16FemaleGerm-Line MutationHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunotherapyIpilimumabMaleMelanomaMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorCDKN2A protein, humanCTLA-4 AntigenCTLA4 protein, humanCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16Immune Checkpoint InhibitorsIpilimumabPDCD1 protein, humanProgrammed Cell Death 1 Receptorcdkn2afamilial melanomaimmunotherapymetastatic melanomatumor mutation burden

Identifiers

PMID30291219
PMCPMC7231460
OpenAlexW2895255285

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