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ArticleJournal for immunotherapy of cancer2020

Niklas Klümper, Damian J Ralser, Emma Grace Bawden, Jenny Landsberg, Romina Zarbl, Glen Kristiansen, Marieta Toma, Manuel Ritter, Michael Hölzel, Jörg Ellinger and 1 more

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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 73 papers.

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73citing papers in PubMed
5.8field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

73 citing papers in PubMed, 121 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Niklas KlümperDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Damian J RalserCenter for Integrated Oncology Aachen/Bonn/Cologne/Dusseldorf, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Emma Grace BawdenDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Jenny LandsbergCenter for Integrated Oncology Aachen/Bonn/Cologne/Dusseldorf, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Romina ZarblCenter for Integrated Oncology Aachen/Bonn/Cologne/Dusseldorf, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Glen KristiansenCenter for Integrated Oncology Aachen/Bonn/Cologne/Dusseldorf, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Marieta TomaCenter for Integrated Oncology Aachen/Bonn/Cologne/Dusseldorf, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Manuel RitterDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Michael HölzelCenter for Integrated Oncology Aachen/Bonn/Cologne/Dusseldorf, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Jörg EllingerDepartment of Urology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany.
Dimo DietrichCenter for Integrated Oncology Aachen/Bonn/Cologne/Dusseldorf, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany dimo.dietrich@googlemail.com.
University Hospital Bonn · DEDüsseldorf University Hospital · DEHeinrich Heine University Düsseldorf · DEPeter Doherty Institute · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundLymphocyte activating 3 (LAG3, LAG-3, CD223) is a promising target for immune checkpoint inhibition in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (KIRC). The aim of this study was to investigate the epigenetic regulation of

methodsWe correlated quantitative

resultsWe found differential methylation profiles among PBMCs, NAT, KIRC cell lines, and KIRC tumor tissue. Methylation strongly correlated with LAG3 mRNA expression in KIRCs (TCGA cohort) and KIRC cell lines. In the UHB cohort, methylation correlated with LAG3-positive immune cells and tumor-intrinsic LAG3 protein expression. Furthermore,

conclusionOur data suggest an epigenetic regulation of LAG3 expression in tumor and immune cells via DNA methylation. LAG3 expression and methylation is associated with a subset of KIRCs showing a distinct clinical course and immunogenicity. Our study provides rationale for further testing

Indexed as

DNA MethylationAntigens, CDCarcinoma, Renal CellHumansKidney NeoplasmsLymphocyte Activation Gene 3 ProteinPrognosisSurvival AnalysisAntigens, CDLag3 protein, humanLymphocyte Activation Gene 3 Proteinbiomarkers, tumorimmunotherapykidney neoplasmstumor biomarkers

Identifiers

PMID32234847
PMCPMC7174079
OpenAlexW3014852492

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