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ReviewTrends in cancer2021

Development of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor and immunotherapy combinations: progress, pitfalls, and promises.

Melissa M Pham, Natalie Y L Ngoi, Guang Peng, David S P Tan, Timothy A Yap

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In one paragraph

Review in Trends in cancer, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
26citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 12% 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

26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Elucidating DNA Damage-Dependent Immune System Activation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  14. Targeting ATR in patients with cancer.Nature reviews. Clinical oncology · 2024
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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

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Melissa M PhamDepartment of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Natalie Y L NgoiDepartment of Hematology-Oncology, National University Cancer Institute, National University Health System, Singapore.
Guang PengDepartment of Clinical Cancer Prevention, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
David S P TanDepartment of Hematology-Oncology, National University Cancer Institute, National University Health System, Singapore; Cancer Science Institute, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
Timothy A YapDepartment of Investigational Cancer Therapeutics (Phase I Clinical Trials Program), Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA; Khalifa Institute for Personalized Cancer Therapy, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Thoracic/Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA; The Institute for Applied Cancer Science, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. Electronic address: tyap@mdanderson.org.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USNational University Health System · SGNational University of Singapore · SG

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Fabien Delerue · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
Convalescent Plasma to Limit Coronavirus Associated ComplicationsUL1TR003167 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI KARP, DANIEL D, MCPHERSON, DAVID D · 2019 to 2023
$45.3M
Training of Academic Gynecologic OncologistsT32CA101642 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI ANIL K SOOD, Kathleen Schmeler · 2005 to 2026
$9.2M
U.T. M. D. Anderson Cancer Center SPORE in Ovarian CancerP50CA217685 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI BAST, ROBERT C, SOOD, ANIL K · 2017 to 2021
$7.9M
Mechanisms of radioresistance and strategies for radiosensitization in ovarian clear cell carcinomaR01CA181663 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Guang Peng · 2016 to 2026
$3.1M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR003167NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672NCI NIH HHS P50 CA217685NCI NIH HHS R01 CA181663NCI NIH HHS T32 CA101642
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The efficacy of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitors (PARPi) is restricted by inevitable drug resistance, while their use in combination with chemotherapy and targeted agents is commonly associated with dose-limiting toxicities. Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) has demonstrated durable responses in different solid tumors and is well-established across multiple cancers. Despite this, single agent activity is limited to a minority of patients and drug resistance remains an issue. Building on the monotherapy success of both drug classes, combining PARPi with ICB may be a safe and well-tolerated strategy with the potential to improve survival outcomes. In this review, we present the preclinical, translational, and clinical data supporting the combination of DNA damage response (DDR) and ICB as well as consider important questions to be addressed with future research.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsNeoplasmsHumansImmunotherapyPoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase InhibitorsAntineoplastic AgentsPoly(ADP-ribose) Polymerase InhibitorsDNA damage responseimmune checkpoint inhibitorimmunotherapyPARP inhibitor

Identifiers

PMID34158277
PMCPMC8458234
OpenAlexW3173169885

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Registered trials

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