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ReviewCancers2020

Extracellular Vesicles Orchestrate Immune and Tumor Interaction Networks.

Kevin Ho Wai Yim, Ala'a Al Hrout, Simone Borgoni, Richard Chahwan

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Review in Cancers, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
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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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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

24 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Extracellular vesicles in viral disease management.Current research in microbial sciences · 2026
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  10. Editorial: Decoding cell fate: the critical roles of extracellular vesicles.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Kevin Ho Wai YimInstitute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
Ala'a Al HroutInstitute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.
Simone BorgoniInstitute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-3833-0032
Richard ChahwanInstitute of Experimental Immunology, University of Zurich, 8057 Zurich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-8672-7790

Funding

BBSRC BB/N017773/2Rosetrees Trust M713SNF CRSK-3_190550
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are emerging as potent and intricate intercellular communication networks. From their first discovery almost forty years ago, several studies have bolstered our understanding of these nano-vesicular structures. EV subpopulations are now characterized by differences in size, surface markers, cargo, and biological effects. Studies have highlighted the importance of EVs in biology and intercellular communication, particularly during immune and tumor interactions. These responses can be equally mediated at the proteomic and epigenomic levels through surface markers or nucleic acid cargo signaling, respectively. Following the exponential growth of EV studies in recent years, we herein synthesize new aspects of the emerging immune-tumor EV-based intercellular communications. We also discuss the potential role of EVs in fundamental immunological processes under physiological conditions, viral infections, and tumorigenic conditions. Finally, we provide insights on the future prospects of immune-tumor EVs and suggest potential avenues for the use of EVs in diagnostics and therapeutics.

Indexed as

extracellular vesiclesimmune signalingnon-coding RNAtumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID33317058
PMCPMC7763968

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