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ReviewJournal for immunotherapy of cancer2021

Targeting cancer testis antigens in synovial sarcoma.

Geoffrey Mitchell, Seth M Pollack, Michael J Wagner

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Review in Journal for immunotherapy of cancer, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 47 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

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Geoffrey MitchellUniversity of Washington, Spokane, Washington, USA.
Seth M PollackClinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2466-0607
Michael J WagnerClinical Research Division, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA wagnermj@uw.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-0753-9282
Northwestern University · USUniversity of Washington · USWashington State University Spokane · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Synovial sarcoma (SS) is a rare cancer that disproportionately affects children and young adults. Cancer testis antigens (CTAs) are proteins that are expressed early in embryonic development, but generally not expressed in normal tissue. They are aberrantly expressed in many different cancer types and are an attractive therapeutic target for immunotherapies. CTAs are expressed at high levels in SS. This high level of CTA expression makes SS an ideal cancer for treatment strategies aimed at harnessing the immune system to recognize aberrant CTA expression and fight against the cancer. Pivotal clinical trials are now underway, with the potential to dramatically alter the landscape of SS management and treatment from current standards of care. In this review, we describe the rationale for targeting CTAs in SS with a focus on NY-ESO-1 and MAGE-A4, the current state of vaccine and T-cell receptor-based therapies, and consider emerging opportunities for future development.

Indexed as

Up-RegulationAntigens, NeoplasmCancer VaccinesChildGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMembrane ProteinsNeoplasm ProteinsReceptors, Antigen, T-CellSarcoma, SynovialT-LymphocytesYoung AdultAntigens, NeoplasmCancer VaccinesCTAG1B protein, humanMAGEA4 protein, humanMembrane ProteinsNeoplasm ProteinsReceptors, Antigen, T-Cellbiomarkersimmunotherapyinvestigationalreviewsarcomatherapiestumor

Identifiers

PMID34083416
PMCPMC8183285
OpenAlexW3165500155

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