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ArticleMolecular oncology2021

Chemoradiotherapy-induced increase in Th17 cell frequency in cervical cancer patients is associated with therapy resistance and early relapse.

Laura Theobald, Russalina Stroeder, Patrick Melchior, Ioan Iulian Iordache, Tanja Tänzer, Meike Port, Birgit Glombitza, Stefanie Marx, David Schub, Christian Herr and 9 more

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Article in Molecular oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 1 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

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

19 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Laura TheobaldInstitute of Virology and Center of Human and Molecular Biology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
Russalina StroederDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
Patrick MelchiorDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
Ioan Iulian IordacheDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
Tanja TänzerInstitute of Virology and Center of Human and Molecular Biology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
Meike PortInstitute of Virology and Center of Human and Molecular Biology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
Birgit GlombitzaInstitute of Virology and Center of Human and Molecular Biology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
Stefanie MarxDepartment of Transplant and Infection Immunology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
David SchubDepartment of Transplant and Infection Immunology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8995-3080
Christian HerrDepartment of Internal Medicine V - Pulmonology, Allergology and Critical Care Medicine, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
Martin HartInstitute of Human Genetics, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
Nicole LudwigInstitute of Human Genetics and Center of Human and Molecular Biology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
Eckart MeeseInstitute of Human Genetics, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
Yoo-Jin KimInstitute of Pathology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
Rainer Maria BohleInstitute of Pathology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
Sigrun SmolaInstitute of Virology and Center of Human and Molecular Biology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
Christian RübeDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
Erich Franz SolomayerDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
Barbara Walch-RückheimInstitute of Virology and Center of Human and Molecular Biology, Saarland University, Homburg/Saar, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-3355-8978
Saarland University · DEInstitute of Human Genetics · PL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cervical cancer therapy is still a major clinical challenge, as patients substantially differ in their response to standard treatments, including chemoradiotherapy (CRT). During cervical carcinogenesis, T-helper (Th)-17 cells accumulate in the peripheral blood and tumor tissues of cancer patients and are associated with poor prognosis. In this prospective study, we find increased Th17 frequencies in the blood of patients after chemoradiotherapy and a post-therapeutic ratio of Th17/CD4

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Uterine Cervical NeoplasmsChemoradiotherapyFemaleHumansProspective StudiesRecurrenceTh17 CellsAKTcervical cancer recurrencechemoradiotherapyresistanceT-helper-17 cells

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PMID34469022
PMCPMC8637579
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