Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32522267›Full record

ReviewCell communication and signaling : CCS2020

Intestinal microbiota: a new force in cancer immunotherapy.

Zhujiang Dai, Jingqiu Zhang, Qi Wu, Huiwen Fang, Chunfeng Shi, Zhen Li, Chaobiao Lin, Dong Tang, Daorong Wang

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Review in Cell communication and signaling : CCS, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 50 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
50citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Zhujiang DaiClinical Medical college, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Jingqiu ZhangDepartment of General Surgery, Institute of General Surgery, Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Yangzhou, 225001, P. R. China.
Qi WuClinical Medical college, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Huiwen FangClinical Medical college, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Chunfeng ShiClinical Medical college, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Zhen LiClinical Medical college, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Chaobiao LinClinical Medical college, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, China.
Dong TangDepartment of General Surgery, Institute of General Surgery, Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Yangzhou, 225001, P. R. China. 83392785@qq.com.
Daorong WangDepartment of General Surgery, Institute of General Surgery, Clinical Medical College, Yangzhou University, Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Yangzhou, 225001, P. R. China. daorong666@sina.com.
Yangzhou University · CNNorthern Jiangsu People's Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer displays high levels of heterogeneity and mutation potential, and curing cancer remains a challenge that clinicians and researchers are eager to overcome. In recent years, the emergence of cancer immunotherapy has brought hope to many patients with cancer. Cancer immunotherapy reactivates the immune function of immune cells by blocking immune checkpoints, thereby restoring the anti-tumor activity of immune cells. However, immune-related adverse events are a common complication of checkpoint blockade, which might be caused by the physiological role of checkpoint pathways in regulating adaptive immunity and preventing autoimmunity. In this context, the intestinal microbiota has shown great potential in the immunotherapy of cancer. The intestinal microbiota not only regulates the immune function of the body, but also optimizes the therapeutic effect of immune checkpoint inhibitors, thus reducing the occurrence of complications. Therefore, manipulating the intestinal microbiota is expected to enhance the effectiveness of immune checkpoint inhibitors and reduce adverse reactions, which will lead to new breakthroughs in immunotherapy and cancer management. Video abstract.

Indexed as

ImmunotherapyAnimalsGastrointestinal MicrobiomeHumansNeoplasmsCancer immunotherapyCheckpointCTLA-4FMTICIsMicrobiotaPD-1PD-L1

Identifiers

PMID32522267
PMCPMC7288675
OpenAlexW3033883012

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