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ReviewJournal for immunotherapy of cancer2019

Biomaterial-based platforms for in situ dendritic cell programming and their use in antitumor immunotherapy.

João Calmeiro, Mylène Carrascal, Célia Gomes, Amílcar Falcão, Maria Teresa Cruz, Bruno Miguel Neves

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In one paragraph

Review in Journal for immunotherapy of cancer, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
26citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% 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

26 citing papers in PubMed, 54 citations in OpenAlex.

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  20. Biomaterials and Oxygen Join Forces to Shape the Immune Response and Boost COVID-19 Vaccines.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2021
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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

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

João CalmeiroFaculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal.
Mylène CarrascalCenter for Neuroscience and Cell Biology, University of Coimbra, 3004-504, Coimbra, Portugal.
Célia GomesCoimbra Institute for Clinical and Biomedical Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.
Amílcar FalcãoFaculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal.
Maria Teresa CruzFaculty of Pharmacy, University of Coimbra, 3000-548, Coimbra, Portugal.
Bruno Miguel NevesDepartment of Medical Sciences and Institute of Biomedicine - iBiMED, University of Aveiro, Agra do Crasto - Edifício 30, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal. bruno.neves@ua.pt.ORCID 0000-0001-7391-3124
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular · PTAssociation for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image · PTCenter for Innovation · USUniversity of Aveiro · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dendritic cells (DCs) are central players in the immune system, with an exquisite capacity to initiate and modulate immune responses. These functional characteristics have led to intense research on the development of DC-based immunotherapies, particularly for oncologic diseases. During recent decades, DC-based vaccines have generated very promising results in animal studies, and more than 300 clinical assays have demonstrated the safety profile of this approach. However, clinical data are inconsistent, and clear evidence of meaningful efficacy is still lacking. One of the reasons for this lack of evidence is the limited functional abilities of the used ex vivo-differentiated DCs. Therefore, alternative approaches for targeting and modulating endogenous DC subpopulations have emerged as an attractive concept. Here, we sought to revise the evolution of several strategies for the in situ mobilization and modulation of DCs. The first approaches using chemokine-secreting irradiated tumor cells are addressed, and special attention is given to the cutting-edge injectable bioengineered platforms, programmed to release chemoattractants, tumor antigens and DC maturating agents. Finally, we discuss how our increasing knowledge of DC biology, the use of neoantigens and their combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors can leverage the refinement of these polymeric vaccines to boost their antitumor efficacy.

Indexed as

Cellular ReprogrammingDrug Delivery SystemsAnimalsBiocompatible MaterialsCancer VaccinesDendritic CellsHumansImmunotherapyNeoplasmsBiocompatible MaterialsCancer VaccinesAntitumor immunotherapyBiomaterial-based scaffoldsDendritic cellsIn situ mobilization

Identifiers

PMID31484548
PMCPMC6727507
OpenAlexW2971503724

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