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ArticleNature communications2020

Inhibition of RANK signaling in breast cancer induces an anti-tumor immune response orchestrated by CD8+ T cells.

Clara Gómez-Aleza, Bastien Nguyen, Guillermo Yoldi, Marina Ciscar, Alexandra Barranco, Enrique Hernández-Jiménez, Marion Maetens, Roberto Salgado, Maria Zafeiroglou, Pasquale Pellegrini and 24 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 57 papers.

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4.6field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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57 citing papers in PubMed, 89 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

34 authors at 10 institutions in 8 countries.

Clara Gómez-AlezaOncobell, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-4645-5719
Bastien NguyenBreast Cancer Translational Research Laboratory J.-C. Heuson, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-6166-4746
Guillermo YoldiOncobell, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain.
Marina CiscarOncobell, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain.
Alexandra BarrancoOncobell, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain.
Enrique Hernández-JiménezOncobell, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8232-8151
Marion MaetensBreast Cancer Translational Research Laboratory J.-C. Heuson, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Roberto SalgadoBreast Cancer Translational Research Laboratory J.-C. Heuson, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Maria ZafeiroglouOncobell, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain.
Pasquale PellegriniOncobell, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain.
David VenetBreast Cancer Translational Research Laboratory J.-C. Heuson, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Soizic GaraudMolecular Immunology Unit, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Eva M TrinidadOncobell, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6090-5205
Sandra BenítezOncobell, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9645-7088
Peter VuylstekeDepartment of Medical Oncology, Université Catholique de Louvain, CHU UCL, Namur, site Sainte-Elisabeth, Namur, Belgium.
Laura PolastroDepartment of Medical Oncology, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Hans WildiersDepartment of Oncology, KU Leuven-University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-8990-7837
Philippe SimonDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Erasme, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Geoffrey LindemanPeter MacCallum Cancer Centre, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research and The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9386-2416
Denis LarsimontDepartment of Pathology, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Gert Van den EyndenMolecular Immunology Unit, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Chloé VelgheClinical Trial Supporting Unit, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Françoise RothéBreast Cancer Translational Research Laboratory J.-C. Heuson, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Karen Willard-GalloMolecular Immunology Unit, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0002-1150-1295
Stefan MichielsService de Biostatistique et D'Epidémiologie, Gustave Roussy, CESP, U1018, Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médcine, Université Paris-Saclay, Villejuif, France.ORCID 0000-0002-6963-2968
Purificación MuñozOncobell, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain.
Thierry WalzerCentre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, CIRI, Inserm U1111, CNRS, Université Claude Bernard, Lyon, France.
Lourdes PlanellesBiOncotech Therapeutics, Parc Cientific Universitat, Valencia, Spain.
Josef PenningerLife Sciences Institute, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Hatem A AzimDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
Sherene LoiPeter MacCallum Cancer Centre, The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research and The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-6137-9171
Martine PiccartDepartment of Medical Oncology, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.
Christos SotiriouBreast Cancer Translational Research Laboratory J.-C. Heuson, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium. christos.sotiriou@bordet.be.ORCID 0000-0002-5745-9977
Eva González-SuárezOncobell, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute, IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain. egonzalez@cnio.es.ORCID 0000-0003-0858-8171
Université Libre de Bruxelles · BEInstitut d'Investigació Biomédica de Bellvitge · ESThe Royal Melbourne Hospital · AUAmerican University of Beirut · LBHighlight Therapeutics (Spain) · ESInstitute of Molecular Biotechnology · ATKU Leuven · BEUCLouvain · BEUniversité Claude Bernard Lyon 1 · FRUniversité Paris-Sud · FR

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Nicholas D Socci · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Most breast cancers exhibit low immune infiltration and are unresponsive to immunotherapy. We hypothesized that inhibition of the receptor activator of nuclear factor-κB (RANK) signaling pathway may enhance immune activation. Here we report that loss of RANK signaling in mouse tumor cells increases leukocytes, lymphocytes, and CD8

Indexed as

ImmunitySignal TransductionAdultAnimalsBreast NeoplasmsCD8-Positive T-LymphocytesCell Line, TumorChemokinesDenosumabFemaleHumansImmunosuppression TherapyImmunotherapyInflammation MediatorsLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingMice, Inbred C57BLChemokinesDenosumabInflammation MediatorsRANK LigandReceptor Activator of Nuclear Factor-kappa B

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PMID33303745
PMCPMC7728758
OpenAlexW3111292846

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