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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2020

Targeting NK Cell Inhibitory Receptors for Precision Multiple Myeloma Immunotherapy.

Helmi Alfarra, Jackson Weir, Stacy Grieve, Tony Reiman

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 8% 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

32 citing papers in PubMed, 50 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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Helmi AlfarraDepartment of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, NB, Canada.
Jackson WeirDepartment of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, NB, Canada.
Stacy GrieveDepartment of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, NB, Canada.
Tony ReimanDepartment of Biology, University of New Brunswick, Saint John, NB, Canada.
University of New Brunswick · CASaint John Regional Hospital · CA

Funding

CIHR SMC-151513
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Innate immune surveillance of cancer involves multiple types of immune cells including the innate lymphoid cells (ILCs). Natural killer (NK) cells are considered the most active ILC subset for tumor elimination because of their ability to target infected and malignant cells without prior sensitization. NK cells are equipped with an array of activating and inhibitory receptors (IRs); hence NK cell activity is controlled by balanced signals between the activating and IRs. Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematological malignancy that is known for its altered immune landscape. Despite improvements in therapeutic options for MM, this disease remains incurable. An emerging trend to improve clinical outcomes in MM involves harnessing the inherent ability of NK cells to kill malignant cells by recruiting NK cells and enhancing their cytotoxicity toward the malignant MM cells. Following the clinical success of blocking T cell IRs in multiple cancers, targeting NK cell IRs is drawing increasing attention. Relevant NK cell IRs that are attractive candidates for checkpoint blockades include KIRs, NKG2A, LAG-3, TIGIT, PD-1, and TIM-3 receptors. Investigating these NK cell IRs as pathogenic agents and therapeutic targets could lead to promising applications in MM therapy. This review describes the critical role of enhancing NK cell activity in MM and discusses the potential of blocking NK cell IRs as a future MM therapy.

Indexed as

Immunotherapy, AdoptiveAnimalsAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalCytotoxicity, ImmunologicHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsKiller Cells, NaturalMolecular Targeted TherapyMultiple MyelomaReceptors, Natural Killer CellSignal TransductionTumor EscapeTumor MicroenvironmentAntineoplastic Agents, ImmunologicalImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsReceptors, Natural Killer Cellchimeric antigen receptor NKimmune checkpoint inhibitorimmunotherapyinhibitory receptors of lymphocytesmonoclonal antibody therapymultiple myelomanatural killer cellprecision medicine

Identifiers

PMID33304346
PMCPMC7693637
OpenAlexW3104378038

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