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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2021

Naturally Occurring Genetic Alterations in Proximal TCR Signaling and Implications for Cancer Immunotherapy.

Andrew Kent, Natalie V Longino, Allison Christians, Eduardo Davila

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  6. Transcriptomic signatures in peripheral CD4Frontiers in immunology · 2025
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  8. TCR Pathway Mutations in Mature T Cell Lymphomas.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Andrew KentDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States.
Natalie V LonginoDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States.
Allison ChristiansDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States.
Eduardo DavilaDivision of Medical Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, United States.

Funding

Augmenting T cell activity to weak tumor antigens and reversing myeloid cell-mediated T cell inhibitionR01CA207913 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI DAVILA, EDUARDO V · 2017 to 2021
$1.9M
BLRD VA I01 BX004935NCI NIH HHS R01 CA207913
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

T cell-based immunotherapies including genetically engineered T cells, adoptive transfer of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes, and immune checkpoint blockade highlight the impressive anti-tumor effects of T cells. These successes have provided new hope to many cancer patients with otherwise poor prognoses. However, only a fraction of patients demonstrates durable responses to these forms of therapies and many develop significant immune-mediated toxicity. These heterogeneous clinical responses suggest that underlying nuances in T cell genetics, phenotypes, and activation states likely modulate the therapeutic impact of these approaches. To better characterize known genetic variations that may impact T cell function, we 1) review the function of early T cell receptor-specific signaling mediators, 2) offer a synopsis of known mutations and genetic alterations within the associated molecules, 3) discuss the link between these mutations and human disease and 4) review therapeutic strategies under development or in clinical testing that target each of these molecules for enhancing anti-tumor T cell activity. Finally, we discuss novel engineering approaches that could be designed based on our understanding of the function of these molecules in health and disease.

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Genetic VariationSignal TransductionAnimalsBiomarkersCarrier ProteinsCD3 ComplexDisease ManagementDisease SusceptibilityGenetic EngineeringHumansImmunotherapyImmunotherapy, AdoptiveMultiprotein ComplexesMutationNeoplasmsProtein BindingBiomarkersCarrier ProteinsCD3 ComplexMultiprotein ComplexesReceptors, Antigen, T-Cellcellular engineeringcellular immunotherapycytokinesT cell (antigen) receptorT cell signaling

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PMID34012443
PMCPMC8126620

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