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ReviewSeminars in oncology

Coley's immunotherapy revived: Innate immunity as a link in priming cancer cells for an attack by adaptive immunity.

Ondrej Uher, Veronika Caisova, Per Hansen, Jan Kopecky, Jindrich Chmelar, Zhengping Zhuang, Jan Zenka, Karel Pacak

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Review in Seminars in oncology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 37% 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

16 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Role of B cells in intratumoral MBTA immunotherapy of murine pheochromocytoma model.Best practice & research. Clinical endocrinology & metabolism · 2025
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  13. New Biology of Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma.Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists · 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

8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ondrej UherSection on Medical Neuroendocrinology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, MD 20814, USA; Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice 37005, Czech Republic.
Veronika CaisovaSection on Medical Neuroendocrinology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, MD 20814, USA.
Per HansenImmunoaction LLC, Charlotte, Vermont, VT 05445, USA.
Jan KopeckyDepartment of Medical Biology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice 37005, Czech Republic.
Jindrich ChmelarDepartment of Medical Biology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice 37005, Czech Republic.
Zhengping ZhuangNeuro-Oncology Branch, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, MD 20814, USA.
Jan ZenkaDepartment of Medical Biology, Faculty of Science, University of South Bohemia, Ceske Budejovice 37005, Czech Republic.
Karel PacakSection on Medical Neuroendocrinology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, MD 20814, USA. Electronic address: karel@mail.nih.gov.
University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice · CZEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · USNational Institutes of Health · US

Funding

Diagnosis, Pathophysiology And Molecular Biology of Pheochromocytoma and ParagangliomaZIAHD008735 · NICHD · EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT · PI PACAK, KAREL · 2009 to 2024
$28.4M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA HD008735
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is no doubt that immunotherapy lies in the spotlight of current cancer research and clinical trials. However, there are still limitations in the treatment response in certain types of tumors largely due to the presence of the complex network of immunomodulatory and immunosuppressive pathways. These limitations are not likely to be overcome by current immunotherapeutic options, which often target isolated steps in immune pathways preferentially involved in adaptive immunity. Recently, we have developed an innovative anti-cancer immunotherapeutic strategy that initially elicits a strong innate immune response with subsequent activation of adaptive immunity in mouse models. Robust primary innate immune response against tumor cells is induced by toll-like receptor ligands and anti-CD40 agonistic antibodies combined with the phagocytosis-stimulating ligand mannan, anchored to a tumor cell membrane by biocompatible anchor for membrane. This immunotherapeutic approach results in a dramatic therapeutic response in large established murine subcutaneous tumors including melanoma, sarcoma, pancreatic adenocarcinoma, and pheochromocytoma. Additionally, eradication of metastases and/or long-lasting resistance to subsequent re-challenge with tumor cells was also accomplished. Current and future advantages of this immunotherapeutic approach and its possible combinations with other available therapies are discussed in this review.

Indexed as

ImmunotherapyAdaptive ImmunityAnimalsAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalCombined Modality TherapyHumansImmune SystemImmunity, InnateImmunomodulationLigandsNeoplasmsPhagocytosisToll-Like ReceptorsTreatment OutcomeTumor MicroenvironmentAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalLigandsToll-Like ReceptorsAdaptive immunityCancerImmune responseImmunotherapyInnate immunity

Identifiers

PMID31739997
PMCPMC6904499
OpenAlexW2988609640

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