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ReviewCancer biology & medicine2020

Current state and future of co-inhibitory immune checkpoints for the treatment of glioblastoma.

Shaoping Shen, Ling Chen, Jialin Liu, Lin Yang, Mengna Zhang, Lingxiong Wang, Rong Zhang, Yasushi Uemura, Qiyan Wu, Xinguang Yu and 1 more

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Review in Cancer biology & medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 13% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 31 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

11 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Shaoping ShenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Ling ChenDepartment of Neurosurgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Jialin LiuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Lin YangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Mengna ZhangPediatric Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Lingxiong WangKey Laboratory of Cancer Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Rong ZhangDivision of Cancer Immunotherapy, Exploratory Oncology Research and Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center, Kashiwa 277-8577, Japan.
Yasushi UemuraDivision of Cancer Immunotherapy, Exploratory Oncology Research and Clinical Trial Center, National Cancer Center, Kashiwa 277-8577, Japan.
Qiyan WuKey Laboratory of Cancer Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.
Xinguang YuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4925-8320
Tianyi LiuKey Laboratory of Cancer Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China.ORCID 0000-0001-9648-2654
Chinese PLA General Hospital · CNNational Cancer Center Hospital East · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the interaction between a tumor and the immune system, immune checkpoints play an important role, and in tumor immune escape, co-inhibitory immune checkpoints are important. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) can enhance the immune system's killing effect on tumors. To date, impressive progress has been made in a variety of tumor treatments; PD1/PDL1 and CTLA4 inhibitors have been approved for clinical use in some tumors. However, glioblastoma (GBM) still lacks an effective treatment. Recently, a phase III clinical trial using nivolumab to treat recurrent GBM showed no significant improvement in overall survival compared to bevacizumab. Therefore, the use of immune checkpoints in the treatment of GBM still faces many challenges. First, to clarify the mechanism of action, how different immune checkpoints play roles in tumor escape needs to be determined; which biomarkers predict a benefit from ICIs treatment and the therapeutic implications for GBM based on experiences in other tumors also need to be determined. Second, to optimize combination therapies, how different types of immune checkpoints are selected for combined application and whether combinations with targeted agents or other immunotherapies exhibit increased efficacy need to be addressed. All of these concerns require extensive basic research and clinical trials. In this study, we reviewed existing knowledge with respect to the issues mentioned above and the progress made in treatments, summarized the state of ICIs in preclinical studies and clinical trials involving GBM, and speculated on the therapeutic prospects of ICIs in the treatment of GBM.

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AnimalsBrain NeoplasmsClinical Trials as TopicGlioblastomaHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunotherapyMiceProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorTumor MicroenvironmentImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsProgrammed Cell Death 1 Receptorcheckpoint inhibitorsco-inhibitory immune checkpointcombination therapyglioblastomaImmunotherapy

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PMID32944390
PMCPMC7476097
OpenAlexW3087438255

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