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ArticleJournal for immunotherapy of cancer2020

IFN-γ treatment protocol for MHC-I

Katja Stifter, Jana Krieger, Leonie Ruths, Johann Gout, Medhanie Mulaw, Andre Lechel, Alexander Kleger, Thomas Seufferlein, Martin Wagner, Reinhold Schirmbeck

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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 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 26% 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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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

22 citing papers in PubMed, 22 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

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Katja StifterInternal Medicine I, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Jana KriegerInternal Medicine I, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Leonie RuthsInternal Medicine I, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Johann GoutInternal Medicine I, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Medhanie MulawInstitute of Experimental Cancer Research, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Andre LechelInternal Medicine I, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Alexander KlegerInternal Medicine I, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Thomas SeufferleinInternal Medicine I, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Martin WagnerInternal Medicine I, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany.
Reinhold SchirmbeckInternal Medicine I, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany reinhold.schirmbeck@uni-ulm.de.ORCID 0000-0001-6853-8091
University Hospital Ulm · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMany cancer cells express a major histocompatibility complex class I low/ programmed cell death 1 ligand 1 positive (MHC-I

methodsWe generated tumor antigen-expressing vectors, immunized TAP-competent/-deficient mice and determined de novo primed CD8 T-cell frequencies by flow cytometry. Similarly, we explored the antigenicity and PD-L1/PD-1 sensitivity of PDACCs versus interferon-γ (IFN-γ)-treated PDACCs in PD-1/PD-L1-competent/deficient mice. The IFN-γ-induced effects on gene and cell surface expression profiles were determined by microarrays and flow cytometry.

resultsWe identified two antigens (cripto-1 and an endogenous leukemia virus-derived gp70) that were expressed in the

conclusionsThe IFN-γ-treatment protocol is attractive for cell-based immunotherapies, because it restores TAP-dependent antigen processing in cancer cells, facilitates priming of TAP-dependent effector CD8 T-cell responses without additional check point inhibitors and could be combined with genetic vaccines that complement priming of TAP-independent CD8 T cells.

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AnimalsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Line, TumorHistocompatibility Antigens Class IHumansInterferon-gammaMicePancreatic NeoplasmsProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorRatsHistocompatibility Antigens Class IInterferon-gammaProgrammed Cell Death 1 Receptorantigen presentationB7-H1 antigenCD8-positive T-lymphocytesgastrointestinal neoplasmsimmunogenicityvaccine

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PMID32868392
PMCPMC7462314
OpenAlexW3081643687

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