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ReviewCancers2021

Preclinical Models of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma and Their Utility in Immunotherapy Studies.

Thao N D Pham, Mario A Shields, Christina Spaulding, Daniel R Principe, Bo Li, Patrick W Underwood, Jose G Trevino, David J Bentrem, Hidayatullah G Munshi

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Review in Cancers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
46citing papers in PubMed
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 55 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 3 institutions in 1 country.

Thao N D PhamDepartment of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7547-0945
Mario A ShieldsDepartment of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Christina SpauldingDepartment of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Daniel R PrincipeMedical Scientist Training Program, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4355-6597
Bo LiDepartment of Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Patrick W UnderwoodDepartment of Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
Jose G TrevinoDepartment of Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
David J BentremJesse Brown VA Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Hidayatullah G MunshiDepartment of Medicine, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA.
Northwestern University · USUniversity of Florida · USUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · US

Funding

Tumor Environment and Metastasis (TEAM) Research ProgramP30CA060553 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Daniela E Matei · 1993 to 2026
$153.9M
TRAINING PROGRAM IN SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION AND CANCERT32CA070085 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI LEONIDAS C. PLATANIAS · 1997 to 2026
$5.7M
Galpha13 and pancreatic cancer progressionR01CA217907 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI MUNSHI, HIDAYATULLAH G. · 2018 to 2022
$1.8M
Rapid evaluation of immunotherapy regimens in ex vivo human pancreatic tumor slice cultures.R21CA255291 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI MUNSHI, HIDAYATULLAH G. · 2021 to 2022
$406k
Augmenting Pancreatic Cancer Immunotherapy via TGFβ Pathway InhibitionF30CA236031 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI PRINCIPE, DANIEL R · 2019 to 2023
$256k
Targeting MNK Pathways in Pancreatic CancerI01BX002922 · VA · JESSE BROWN VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI MUNSHI, HIDAYATULLAH G. · 2017 to 2020
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BLRD VA I01 BX002922NCI NIH HHS F30 CA236031NCI NIH HHS F30CA236031NCI NIH HHS P30 CA060553NCI NIH HHS R01 CA217907NCI NIH HHS R01CA217907NCI NIH HHS R21 CA255291NCI NIH HHS R21CA255291NCI NIH HHS T32 CA070085NCI NIH HHS T32CA070085U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs I01BX002922
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The advent of immunotherapy has transformed the treatment landscape for several human malignancies. Antibodies against immune checkpoints, such as anti-PD-1/PD-L1 and anti-CTLA-4, demonstrate durable clinical benefits in several cancer types. However, checkpoint blockade has failed to elicit effective anti-tumor responses in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), which remains one of the most lethal malignancies with a dismal prognosis. As a result, there are significant efforts to identify novel immune-based combination regimens for PDAC, which are typically first tested in preclinical models. Here, we discuss the utility and limitations of syngeneic and genetically-engineered mouse models that are currently available for testing immunotherapy regimens. We also discuss patient-derived xenograft mouse models, human PDAC organoids, and ex vivo slice cultures of human PDAC tumors that can complement murine models for a more comprehensive approach to predict response and resistance to immunotherapy regimens.

Indexed as

genetically-engineered mouse modelshuman tumor slice culturesimmunotherapymurine modelsorganoidspancreatic cancerpatient-derived xenografts

Identifiers

PMID33503832
PMCPMC7865443
OpenAlexW3121841314

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