Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33920054›Full record

ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2021

From Oncogenic Signaling Pathways to Single-Cell Sequencing of Immune Cells: Changing the Landscape of Cancer Immunotherapy.

Afshin Derakhshani, Zeinab Rostami, Hossein Safarpour, Mahdi Abdoli Shadbad, Niloufar Sadat Nourbakhsh, Antonella Argentiero, Sina Taefehshokr, Neda Jalili Tabrizi, Omid Kooshkaki, Reza Vaezi Astamal and 5 more

Open access · goldAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
23citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
2.9field-weighted citation impact, top 8% 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

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

23 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Pooled it
  3. Pooled it
  4. Pooled it
  5. Pooled it
  6. Pooled it
  7. IL-23 Promotes γδT Cell Activity in Dry Eye Disease Progression.Investigative ophthalmology & visual science · 2025
    Article
  8. Review
  9. Review
  10. Article
  11. Article
  12. Tumor-infiltrating CD8Heliyon · 2024
    Article
  13. Review
  14. Review
  15. Article
  16. Article
  17. Article
  18. Article
  19. Review
  20. Article
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

15 authors at 6 institutions in 4 countries.

Afshin DerakhshaniImmunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51656-65811, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-3243-233X
Zeinab RostamiStudent Research Committee, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand 97178-53577, Iran.
Hossein SafarpourCellular & Molecular Research Center, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand 97178-53577, Iran.ORCID 0000-0001-9883-9186
Mahdi Abdoli ShadbadImmunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51656-65811, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-4865-8779
Niloufar Sadat NourbakhshDepartment of Biology, Islamic Azad University, Varamin-Pishva Branch, Tehran 33817-74895, Iran.
Antonella ArgentieroIRCCS Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II" of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy.
Sina TaefehshokrImmunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51656-65811, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-8949-0493
Neda Jalili TabriziImmunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51656-65811, Iran.
Omid KooshkakiStudent Research Committee, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand 97178-53577, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-0398-6587
Reza Vaezi AstamalImmunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51656-65811, Iran.
Pankaj Kumar SinghPrincipal Research Technologist, Department of Radiation Oncology, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Rd S, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA.
Nima TaefehshokrDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Center for Human Immunology, The University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5C1, Canada.ORCID 0000-0001-6039-2921
Nazila AlizadehImmunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51656-65811, Iran.
Nicola SilvestrisIRCCS Istituto Tumori "Giovanni Paolo II" of Bari, 70124 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7814-7318
Behzad BaradaranImmunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz 51656-65811, Iran.ORCID 0000-0002-8642-6795
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences · IRBirjand University of Medical Sciences · IRIstituto Tumori Bari · ITIslamic Azad University of Varamin · IRMayo Clinic in Florida · USWestern University · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over the past decade, there have been remarkable advances in understanding the signaling pathways involved in cancer development. It is well-established that cancer is caused by the dysregulation of cellular pathways involved in proliferation, cell cycle, apoptosis, cell metabolism, migration, cell polarity, and differentiation. Besides, growing evidence indicates that extracellular matrix signaling, cell surface proteoglycans, and angiogenesis can contribute to cancer development. Given the genetic instability and vast intra-tumoral heterogeneity revealed by the single-cell sequencing of tumoral cells, the current approaches cannot eliminate the mutating cancer cells. Besides, the polyclonal expansion of tumor-infiltrated lymphocytes in response to tumoral neoantigens cannot elicit anti-tumoral immune responses due to the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. Nevertheless, the data from the single-cell sequencing of immune cells can provide valuable insights regarding the expression of inhibitory immune checkpoints/related signaling factors in immune cells, which can be used to select immune checkpoint inhibitors and adjust their dosage. Indeed, the integration of the data obtained from the single-cell sequencing of immune cells with immune checkpoint inhibitors can increase the response rate of immune checkpoint inhibitors, decrease the immune-related adverse events, and facilitate tumoral cell elimination. This study aims to review key pathways involved in tumor development and shed light on single-cell sequencing. It also intends to address the shortcomings of immune checkpoint inhibitors, i.e., their varied response rates among cancer patients and increased risk of autoimmunity development, via applying the data from the single-cell sequencing of immune cells.

Indexed as

ImmunotherapyOncogenesSequence Analysis, DNASignal TransductionSingle-Cell AnalysisAnimalsHumansNeoplasmscancerimmune checkpointssignaling pathwayssingle-cell omicssingle-cell sequencing of immune cellstumor-infiltrating immune cellstumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID33920054
PMCPMC8071039
OpenAlexW3154157882

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.