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PD-1 and LAG-3 Checkpoint Blockade: Potential Avenues for Therapy in B-Cell Lymphoma.

Joshua W D Tobin, Karolina Bednarska, Ashlea Campbell, Colm Keane

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Review in Cells, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 15% 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

22 citing papers in PubMed, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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  12. Immunotherapy in Glioblastoma: An Overview of Current Status.Clinical pharmacology : advances and applications · 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

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Joshua W D TobinMater Research Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia.
Karolina BednarskaMater Research Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia.
Ashlea CampbellDepartment of Haematology, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia.
Colm KeaneMater Research Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4102, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-9009-9934
The University of Queensland · AUPrincess Alexandra Hospital · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The dependence of cancer on an immunotolerant tumor microenvironment (TME) is well established. Immunotherapies that overcome tumor-induced immune suppression have been central to recent advancements in oncology. This is highlighted by the success of agents that interrupt PD-1 mediated immune suppression in a range of cancers. However, while PD-1 blockade has been paradigm-shifting in many malignancies, the majority of cancers show high rates of primary resistance to this approach. This has led to a rapid expansion in therapeutic targeting of other immune checkpoint molecules to provide combination immune checkpoint blockade (ICB), with one such promising approach is blockade of Lymphocyte Activation Gene 3 (LAG-3). Clinically, lymphoproliferative disorders show a wide spectrum of responses to ICB. Specific subtypes including classical Hodgkin lymphoma have demonstrated striking efficacy with anti-PD-1 therapy. Conversely, early trials of ICB have been relatively disappointing in common subtypes of Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. In this review, we describe the TME of common lymphoma subtypes with an emphasis on the role of prominent immune checkpoint molecules PD-1 and LAG3. We will also discuss current clinical evidence for ICB in lymphoma and highlight key areas for further investigation where synergistic dual checkpoint blockade of LAG-3 and PD-1 could be used to overcome ICB resistance.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntigens, CDHodgkin DiseaseHumansImmune Checkpoint ProteinsImmune SystemImmunotherapyLigandsLymphocyte Activation Gene 3 ProteinLymphoma, B-CellLymphoma, Large B-Cell, DiffuseMediastinumNervous SystemProgrammed Cell Death 1 ReceptorTumor MicroenvironmentAntigens, CDImmune Checkpoint ProteinsLag3 protein, humanLigandsLymphocyte Activation Gene 3 ProteinPDCD1 protein, humanProgrammed Cell Death 1 Receptordiffuse large B cell lymphomafollicular lymphomaHodgkin lymphomaimmune checkpoint blockadeLAG-3non-Hodgkin lymphomaPD-1

Identifiers

PMID34068762
PMCPMC8151045
OpenAlexW3161859816

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