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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2020

NF-κB and Its Role in Checkpoint Control.

Annika C Betzler, Marie-Nicole Theodoraki, Patrick J Schuler, Johannes Döscher, Simon Laban, Thomas K Hoffmann, Cornelia Brunner

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 71 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
71citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

71 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 97 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. miRNAs Related to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Response: A Systematic Review.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  15. Disruption of NF-κB-Mediated Copper Homeostasis Sensitizes Breast Cancer to Cuproptosis.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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11 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Annika C BetzlerDepartment of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ulm University Medical Center, 89075 Ulm, Germany.
Marie-Nicole TheodorakiDepartment of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ulm University Medical Center, 89075 Ulm, Germany.
Patrick J SchulerDepartment of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ulm University Medical Center, 89075 Ulm, Germany.
Johannes DöscherDepartment of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ulm University Medical Center, 89075 Ulm, Germany.
Simon LabanDepartment of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ulm University Medical Center, 89075 Ulm, Germany.
Thomas K HoffmannDepartment of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ulm University Medical Center, 89075 Ulm, Germany.
Cornelia BrunnerDepartment of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Ulm University Medical Center, 89075 Ulm, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6456-5508
Universität Ulm · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) has been described as one of the most important molecules linking inflammation to cancer. More recently, it has become clear that NF-κB is also involved in the regulation of immune checkpoint expression. Therapeutic approaches targeting immune checkpoint molecules, enabling the immune system to initiate immune responses against tumor cells, constitute a key breakthrough in cancer treatment. This review discusses recent evidence for an association of NF-κB and immune checkpoint expression and examines the therapeutic potential of inhibitors targeting either NF-κB directly or molecules involved in NF-κB regulation in combination with immune checkpoint blockade.

Indexed as

AnimalsB7-H1 AntigenCell Line, TumorCyclin-Dependent Kinase 4Cyclooxygenase 2Cyclooxygenase InhibitorsCytokinesErbB ReceptorsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsInflammationMiceNeoplasmsNF-kappa BPentoxifyllineB7-H1 AntigenCD274 protein, humanCyclin-Dependent Kinase 4Cyclooxygenase 2Cyclooxygenase InhibitorsCytokinesErbB ReceptorsImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsNF-kappa BPentoxifyllineProtein Kinase InhibitorsToll-Like ReceptorsTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaimmune checkpoint expressionNF-κBPD-L1

Identifiers

PMID32486375
PMCPMC7312739
OpenAlexW3029098010

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