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ArticleCancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII2019

Addressing current challenges and future directions in immuno-oncology: expert perspectives from the 2017 NIBIT Foundation Think Tank, Siena, Italy.

Michele Maio, George Coukos, Soldano Ferrone, Bernard A Fox, Wolf H Fridman, Patrick L Garcia, Michael Lahn, Olivier Provendier, Vincenzo Russo, Dominik Rüttinger and 5 more

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Article in Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors at 15 institutions in 6 countries.

Michele MaioCenter for Immuno-Oncology, Medical Oncology and Immunotherapy, Istituto Toscano Tumori, University Hospital of Siena, V.le Bracci, 16, 53100, Siena, Italy. mmaiocro@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0323-6321
George CoukosLausanne Branch, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, University of Lausanne, Epalinges, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8813-7367
Soldano FerroneDepartment of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2900-8834
Bernard A FoxEarle A. Chiles Research Institute at the Robert W. Franz Cancer Center, Providence Cancer Institute, Providence Portland Medical Center, 4805 NE Glisan, Portland, OR, 97213, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4452-5947
Wolf H FridmanCancer, Immune Control and Escape Team, Cordeliers Research Center, INSERM UMRS 1138, Paris, France.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1332-0973
Patrick L GarciaMerck, ZI de l'Ouriettaz, 1170, Aubonne, Switzerland.
Michael Lahn, Oberursel, Germany.
Olivier ProvendierLaboratoires Pierre Fabre, 45 Place Abel Gance, 92100, Boulogne-Billancourt, France.
Vincenzo RussoItalian Network for Tumor Bio-Immunotherapy Foundation, Center for Immuno-Oncology, Istituto Toscano Tumori, University Hospital of Siena, 53100, Siena, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1592-5041
Dominik RüttingerRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Nonnenwald 2, 82377, Penzberg, Germany.
Aiman ShalabiCancer Research Institute, 29 Broadway, New York, NY, 10006-3111, USA.
Zlatko TrajanoskiBiocenter, Division of Bioinformatics, Medical University of Innsbruck, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0636-7351
Jean Viallet, Malvern, PA, USA.
Jedd D WolchokLudwig Center for Cancer Immunotherapy, Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, San Francisco, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6718-2222
Ramy IbrahimParker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, 1 Letterman Drive, San Francisco, CA, 94129, USA.
Cancer Research Institute · USHarvard University · USInLeaVe · DEInnsbruck Medical University · ATInserm · FRMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center · USMerck (Germany) · DEParker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy · USPierre Fabre (France) · FRProvidence Portland Medical Center · USReaction Biology Corporation (United States) · USRoche Pharma AG (Germany) · DESan Raffaele University of Rome · ITUniversity Hospital of Lausanne · CHUniversity of Siena · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A collaborative think tank involving panellists from immuno-oncology networks, clinical/translational investigators and the pharmaceutical industry was held in Siena, Italy, in October 2017 to discuss the evolving immune-oncology landscape, identify selected key challenges, and provide a perspective on the next steps required in the translation of current research and knowledge to clinical reality. While there is a trend of combining new agents (e.g., co-stimulator agonists) with a PD-1/PD-L1 treatment backbone, use of alternative combination therapy approaches should also be considered. While the rapid evolution in systems biology provides a deeper understanding of tumor and tumor microenvironment heterogeneity, there remains the need to identify and define genuinely predictive biomarkers to guide treatment and patient selection. Cross-specialty and cross-sector collaboration, along with a broader collective data-sharing approach are key to optimizing immuno-oncology therapy in clinical practice. Continued support of younger research-clinicians is essential for future success in clinical, translational and basic science investigations.

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Biomarkers, TumorDiffusion of InnovationHumansImmunotherapyItalyMedical OncologyNeoplasmsTranslational Research, BiomedicalBiomarkers, TumorBiomarkersCTLA-4ImmunotherapyOX-40PD-1PD-L1

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PMID30564889
PMCPMC11028087
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