Evidence map›Paper›PMID 31221552›Full record

ReviewSeminars in immunology2019

IFN-γ: A cytokine at the right time, is in the right place.

J Daniel Burke, Howard A Young

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Seminars in immunology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 149 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
149citing papers in PubMed
–field-weighted citation impact
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

149 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Trial
  2. Review
  3. Article
  4. Review
  5. Restoring the CD226 in CD8Cell death & disease · 2026
    Article
  6. Article
  7. Article
  8. Article
  9. Article
  10. Article
  11. Article
  12. [Research progress on poor response, resistance mechanisms, and influencing factors of immunotherapy for hepatocellular carcinoma].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2026
    Review
  13. Article
  14. Article
  15. Article
  16. Review
  17. Article
  18. Article
  19. Article
  20. Article

89 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

2 authors.

J Daniel BurkeAIDS and Cancer Virus Program, Leidos Biomedical Research, Inc., Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA. Electronic address: jdanburke@gmail.com.
Howard A YoungLaboratory of Experimental Immunology, Cancer and Inflammation Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD, USA.

Funding

CONTROL OF HUMAN INTERFERON GAMMA GENE EXPRESSIONZ01BC009283 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI YOUNG, HOWARD A · 1996 to 2008
$2.6M
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 BC009283Intramural NIH HHS Z99 CA999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interferon gamma has long been studied as a critical mediator of tumor immunity. In recent years, the complexity of cellular interactions that take place in the tumor microenvironment has become better appreciated in the context of immunotherapy. While checkpoint inhibitors have dramatically improved remission rates in cancer treatment, IFN-γ and related effectors continue to be identified as strong predictors of treatment success. In this review, we provide an overview of the multiple immunosuppressive barriers that IFN-γ has to overcome to eliminate tumors, and potential avenues for modulating the immune response in favor of tumor rejection.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalBiomarkers, PharmacologicalHumansImmune ToleranceImmunizationImmunotherapyInterferon-gammaNeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalBiomarkers, PharmacologicalInterferon-gammaIL-12ImmunosuppressionImmunotherapyInterferon gammaTumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID31221552
PMCPMC7367502

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceTDM
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.