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ReviewContemporary oncology (Poznan, Poland)2019

Therapy with CD4

Mateusz Gliwiński, Magdalena Piotrowska, Dorota Iwaszkiewicz-Grześ, Zuzanna Urban-Wójciuk, Piotr Trzonkowski

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In one paragraph

Review in Contemporary oncology (Poznan, Poland), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
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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

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Development of an extended half-life GM-CSF fusion protein for Parkinson's disease.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2022
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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

5 authors.

Mateusz GliwińskiDepartment of Medical Immunology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
Magdalena PiotrowskaDepartment of Medical Immunology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
Dorota Iwaszkiewicz-GrześDepartment of Medical Immunology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
Zuzanna Urban-WójciukInternational Centre for Cancer Vaccine Science, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.
Piotr TrzonkowskiDepartment of Medical Immunology, Medical University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review focuses on the role of regulatory T cells (Tregs) in the process of carcinogenesis. The controversy of this issue arose due to the increasing therapeutic use of Tregs in humans (inter alia, in the treatment of autoimmune diseases). It is mainly due to potential dangers related to immunosuppressive activity of these cells, especially regarding cancer. The natural function of regulatory T cells (which is the suppression of excessive activity of the immune system) is purportedly linked to an increased risk of cancer initiation. This work brings together and summarizes the most important reports of researchers dealing with this problem and attempts to explain doubts and fears related to Tregs and their uncertain connection with cancer initiation and progression. It is clearly shown that regulatory T cells are associated with acceleration of existing tumors (they are attracted by microenvironments created by cancer cells) but cannot initiate them on their own.

Indexed as

cancerimmunosuppressionimmunotherapyT regulatory cellstumor induction

Identifiers

PMID31061630
PMCPMC6500397

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