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ReviewGenes & development2021

Interfaces between cellular responses to DNA damage and cancer immunotherapy.

Domenic Pilger, Leonard W Seymour, Stephen P Jackson

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Review in Genes & development, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 66 papers.

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66citing papers in PubMed
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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

66 citing papers in PubMed, 92 citations in OpenAlex.

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  19. Non-histone lactylation: unveiling its functional significance.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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Domenic PilgerWellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QN, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-7339-0685
Leonard W SeymourDepartment of Oncology, University of Oxford, Oxford, Oxford OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom.
Stephen P JacksonWellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute, Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1QN, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0001-9317-7937
University of Cambridge · GBUniversity of Oxford · GB

Funding

Cancer Research UK 18796Cancer Research UK 29106Cancer Research UK C552/A17720Cancer Research UK C6946/A24843Cancer Research UK C6/A18796Cancer Research UK C6/A21454Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 206388/Z/17/Z
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The DNA damage response (DDR) fulfils essential roles to preserve genome integrity. Targeting the DDR in tumors has had remarkable success over the last decade, exemplified by the licensing of PARP inhibitors for cancer therapy. Recent studies suggest that the application of DDR inhibitors impacts on cellular innate and adaptive immune responses, wherein key DNA repair factors have roles in limiting chronic inflammatory signaling. Antitumor immunity plays an emerging part in cancer therapy, and extensive efforts have led to the development of immune checkpoint inhibitors overcoming immune suppressive signals in tumors. Here, we review the current understanding of the molecular mechanisms underlying DNA damage-triggered immune responses, including cytosolic DNA sensing via the cGAS/STING pathway. We highlight the implications of DDR components for therapeutic outcomes of immune checkpoint inhibitors or their use as biomarkers. Finally, we discuss the rationale for novel combinations of DDR inhibitors with antagonists of immune checkpoints and current hindrances limiting their broader therapeutic applications.

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ImmunotherapyAdaptive ImmunityDiscoidin Domain ReceptorsDNA DamageDNA RepairHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunity, CellularNeoplasmsPoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase InhibitorsProtein Kinase InhibitorsDiscoidin Domain ReceptorsImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsPoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase InhibitorsProtein Kinase InhibitorscGASDNA damage responseDNA repairimmunotherapyPARP inhibitorsPD-1PD-L1STING

Identifiers

PMID33888558
PMCPMC8091970
OpenAlexW3156308415

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