ArticleFrontiers in immunology2021
Article 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, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.
- Prognostic value of tumour-associated regulatory T-cells as a biomarker in non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- The entanglement of extracellular matrix molecules and immune checkpoint inhibitors in cancer: a systematic review of the literature.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Pooled it
- Role and clinical significance of VISTA (PD-1H) and PVR (CD155) expression in non-small cell lung carcinoma: a systematic review.Translational lung cancer research · 2026Review
- Collagen heterogeneity: a barrier and bridge driving tumor immune microenvironment remodeling.Immunologic research · 2025Review
- Mechanistic insight for T-cell exclusion by cancer-associated fibroblasts in human lung cancer.eLife · 2025Article
- Heterogeneity and therapeutic implications of cancer-associated fibroblasts in lung cancer: Recent advances and future perspectives.Chinese medical journal pulmonary and critical care medicine · 2024Review
- Recent advances in lung cancer research: unravelling the future of treatment.Updates in surgery · 2024Review
- Clinical Application Perspectives of Lung Cancers 3D Tumor Microenvironment Models for In Vitro Cultures.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
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13 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) is a complex cancer biome composed of malignant cells embedded in a sophisticated tumor microenvironment (TME) combined with different initiating cell types, including immune cells and cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), and extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins. However, little is known about these tumors' immune-matricellular relationship as functional and mechanical barriers. This study investigated 120 patients with NSCLC to describe the immune-matricellular phenotypes of their TME and their relationship with malignant cells. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) was performed to characterize immune checkpoints (PD-L1, LAG-3, CTLA-4+, VISTA 1), T cells (CD3+), cytotoxic T cells (CD8
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