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ArticleLeukemia2020

New anti-IL-7Rα monoclonal antibodies show efficacy against T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia in pre-clinical models.

Julie A Hixon, Caroline Andrews, Lila Kashi, Casey L Kohnhorst, Emilee Senkevitch, Kelli Czarra, Joao T Barata, Wenqing Li, Joel P Schneider, Scott T R Walsh and 1 more

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Article in Leukemia, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
24citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
4.4field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. The Role of IL-7 and IL-7R in Cancer Pathophysiology and Immunotherapy.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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  16. A Bright Horizon: Immunotherapy for Pediatric T-Cell Malignancies.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Julie A HixonCytokines and Immunity Section, Cancer and Inflammation Program (CIP), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Frederick, MD, USA.
Caroline AndrewsCytokines and Immunity Section, Cancer and Inflammation Program (CIP), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Frederick, MD, USA.
Lila KashiInstitute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, University of Maryland, Rockville, MD, USA.
Casey L KohnhorstInstitute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, University of Maryland, Rockville, MD, USA.
Emilee SenkevitchCytokines and Immunity Section, Cancer and Inflammation Program (CIP), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Frederick, MD, USA.
Kelli CzarraCytokines and Immunity Section, Cancer and Inflammation Program (CIP), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Frederick, MD, USA.
Joao T BarataCancer Biology Unit, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4826-8976
Wenqing LiCytokines and Immunity Section, Cancer and Inflammation Program (CIP), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Frederick, MD, USA.
Joel P SchneiderChemical Biology Laboratory, NCI, NIH, Frederick, MD, USA.
Scott T R WalshInstitute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research, University of Maryland, Rockville, MD, USA. walshst@nih.gov.
Scott K DurumCytokines and Immunity Section, Cancer and Inflammation Program (CIP), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Frederick, MD, USA. durums@mail.nih.gov.
National Institutes of Health · USUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore · USUniversity of Lisbon · PT

Funding

Design and Utility of Novel Protienaceous BiomaterialsZIABC011313 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI SCHNEIDER, JOEL · 2010 to 2025
$19.0M
Cytokines and T Cell DevelopmentZIABC009287 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI DURUM, SCOTT · 2009 to 2025
$15.5M
Chronic Inflammation and CarcinogenesisZIABC011150 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI DURUM, SCOTT · 2009 to 2025
$8.5M
CYTOKINES AND T CELL DEVELOPMENTZ01BC009287 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI DURUM, SCOTT · 1996 to 2008
$1.9M
Intramural NIH HHS Z01 BC009287Intramural NIH HHS ZIA BC011150
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pediatric T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (T-ALL) cells frequently contain mutations in the interleukin-7 (IL-7) receptor pathway or respond to IL-7 itself. To target the IL-7 receptor on T-ALL cells, murine monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) were developed against the human IL-7Rα chain and chimerized with human IgG1 constant regions. Crystal structures demonstrate that the two MAbs bound different IL-7Rα epitopes. The MAbs mediated antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) against patient-derived xenograft (PDX) T-ALL cells, which was improved by combining two MAbs. In vivo, the MAbs showed therapeutic efficacy via ADCC-dependent and independent mechanisms in minimal residual and established disease. PDX T-ALL cells that relapsed following a course of chemotherapy displayed elevated IL-7Rα, and MAb treatment is effective against relapsing disease, suggesting the use of anti-IL7Rα MAbs in relapsed T-ALL patients or patients that do not respond to chemotherapy.

Indexed as

Precursor T-Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibody-Dependent Cell CytotoxicityAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalHumansMiceReceptors, Interleukin-7Xenograft Model Antitumor AssaysAntibodies, MonoclonalAntineoplastic Agents, Immunologicalinterleukin-7 receptor, alpha chainReceptors, Interleukin-7

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PMID31439943
PMCPMC8132108
OpenAlexW2969354818

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