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ArticleiScience2021

Hydroxychloroquine can impair tumor response to anti-PD1 in subcutaneous mouse models.

Simon Wabitsch, John C McVey, Chi Ma, Benjamin Ruf, Olena Kamenyeva, Justin D McCallen, Laurence P Diggs, Bernd Heinrich, Tim F Greten

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Article in iScience, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 22% 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

14 citing papers in PubMed, 24 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

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Simon WabitschGastrointestinal Malignancy Section, Thoracic and GI Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, 10/3B43, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
John C McVeyGastrointestinal Malignancy Section, Thoracic and GI Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, 10/3B43, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Chi MaGastrointestinal Malignancy Section, Thoracic and GI Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, 10/3B43, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Benjamin RufGastrointestinal Malignancy Section, Thoracic and GI Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, 10/3B43, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Olena KamenyevaBiological Imaging Section, Research Technology Branch, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD, USA.
Justin D McCallenGastrointestinal Malignancy Section, Thoracic and GI Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, 10/3B43, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Laurence P DiggsGastrointestinal Malignancy Section, Thoracic and GI Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, 10/3B43, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Bernd HeinrichGastrointestinal Malignancy Section, Thoracic and GI Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, 10/3B43, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Tim F GretenGastrointestinal Malignancy Section, Thoracic and GI Malignancies Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, 10/3B43, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
National Institutes of Health · USNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · US

Funding

Analysis of myeloid derived suppressor cells in miceZIABC011345 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI GRETEN, TIM · 2010 to 2025
$19.5M
The effect of hydroxychloroquine treatment on immune checkpoint inhibitorsZIABC011947 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI GRETEN, TIM · 2020 to 2021
$139k
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a well-known anti-inflammatory drug but is also known as an anti-inflammatory drug. Here, we evaluate the influence of HCQ treatment on the effect of anti-PD1 tumor immunotherapy. Anti-PD1 therapy-sensitive tumor lines MC38, CT26, and RIL-175 were used to investigate the impact of HCQ on anti-PD1 therapy efficacy.

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CancerImmunology

Identifiers

PMID33490900
PMCPMC7807148
OpenAlexW3117236054

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