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ReviewAdvances in experimental medicine and biology2020

Natural Killer Cell Immunotherapy for Osteosarcoma.

Brian P Tullius, Buhvana A Setty, Dean A Lee

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Review in Advances in experimental medicine and biology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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19citing papers in PubMed
4.2field-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

19 citing papers in PubMed, 21 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

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Brian P TulliusDepartment of Hematology, Oncology, and BMT, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.
Buhvana A SettyDepartment of Hematology, Oncology, and BMT, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.
Dean A LeeDepartment of Hematology, Oncology, and BMT, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA. Dean.Lee@nationwidechildrens.org.
Nationwide Children's Hospital · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural killer (NK) cells are lymphocytes of the innate immune system that have the ability to recognize malignant cells through balanced recognition of cell-surface indicators of stress and danger. Once activated through such recognition, NK cells release cytokines and induce target cell lysis through multiple mechanisms. NK cells are increasingly recognized for their role in controlling tumor progression and metastasis and as important mediators of immunotherapeutic modalities such as cytokines, antibodies, immunomodulating drugs, and stem cell transplantation. Recent advances in manipulating NK cell number, function, and genetic modification have caused renewed interest in their potential for adoptive immunotherapies, which are actively being tested in clinical trials. Here, we summarize the evidence for NK cell recognition of osteosarcoma, discuss immune therapies that are directly or indirectly dependent on NK cell function, and describe potential approaches for manipulating NK cell number and function to enhance therapy against osteosarcoma.

Indexed as

Bone NeoplasmsKiller Cells, NaturalOsteosarcomaHumansImmunotherapyImmunotherapy, AdoptiveAdoptive immunotherapyAntibody-dependent cell cytotoxicityChimeric antigen receptorImmunomodulating drugsInnate immunityNatural killer cell

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PMID32483737
OpenAlexW3030860471

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