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ArticleJournal for immunotherapy of cancer2020

CD244 represents a new therapeutic target in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Laura Agresta, Maria Lehn, Kristin Lampe, Rachel Cantrell, Cassandra Hennies, Sara Szabo, Trisha Wise-Draper, Laura Conforti, Kasper Hoebe, Edith M Janssen

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Article in Journal for immunotherapy of cancer, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 38 papers.

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38 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Laura AgrestaCancer and Blood Diseases Institute, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6254-0115
Maria LehnDivision of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Research Foundation, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Kristin LampeDivision of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Research Foundation, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Rachel CantrellDivision of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Research Foundation, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Cassandra HenniesDivision of Immunobiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Research Foundation, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Sara SzaboDivision of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Trisha Wise-DraperDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Laura ConfortiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Kasper HoebeImmunology Discovery, Janssen Research and Development Spring House, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA.
Edith M JanssenImmunology Discovery, Janssen Research and Development Spring House, Spring House, Pennsylvania, USA EJanssen@its.jnj.com.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · USSpringhouse · USUniversity of Cincinnati · USUniversity of Cincinnati Medical Center · US

Funding

Hypoxia and Potassium Channel Activity in T LymphocytesR01CA095286 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI · PI CONFORTI, LAURA · 2003 to 2019
$4.1M
Metabolic alterations in age-associated dendritic cell dysfunctionR01AG053498 · NIA · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI CHOUGNET, CLAIRE A., HILDEMAN, DAVID A · 2017 to 2021
$2.9M
Effect of different MRgHIFU approaches on anti-tumor responsesR03CA201918 · NCI · CINCINNATI CHILDRENS HOSP MED CTR · PI JANSSEN, EDITH M · 2016 to 2017
$156k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA095286NCI NIH HHS R03 CA201918NIA NIH HHS R01 AG053498
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDeveloping novel strategies to overcome the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment is a critically important area of cancer therapy research. Here, we assess the therapeutic potential of CD244 (2B4/signaling lymphocyte activation molecule family 4), an immunoregulatory receptor found on a variety of immune cells, including exhausted CD8

methodsUsing de-identified human tumor and blood samples from patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and HNSCC models in WT and CD244

resultsCompared with healthy tissues, tumor infiltrating CD8

conclusionsTogether these data suggest that CD244 contributes to the overall immune-suppressive environment and therefore has potential as a new immunotherapy target in the treatment of malignancies.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalCase-Control StudiesCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Line, TumorDendritic CellsDisease Models, AnimalHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansLeukocytes, MononuclearLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMolecular Targeted TherapyAntibodies, MonoclonalCd244a protein, mouseCD244 protein, humanSignaling Lymphocytic Activation Molecule Familyimmunologyoncology

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PMID32217758
PMCPMC7174077
OpenAlexW3013887655

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