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ReviewCancer communications (London, England)2021

The efficacy and possible mechanisms of immune checkpoint inhibitors in treating non-small cell lung cancer patients with epidermal growth factor receptor mutation.

Lin Ma, Bowen Diao, Zhaoqin Huang, Bin Wang, Jinming Yu, Xiangjiao Meng

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Review in Cancer communications (London, England), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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24citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
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

24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 33 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

6 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Lin MaCheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250117, Shandong, P. R. China.
Bowen DiaoDepartment of Gynecology, First Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi 832061, Xinjiang, P. R. China.
Zhaoqin HuangDepartment of Radiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan 250117, Shandong, P. R. China.
Bin WangCheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250117, Shandong, P. R. China.
Jinming YuCheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250117, Shandong, P. R. China.
Xiangjiao MengCheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250117, Shandong, P. R. China.ORCID 0000-0001-7380-5510
Academy of Medical Sciences · GBShandong Provincial Hospital · CNShandong University · CNShihezi University · CN

Funding

Academic Promotion Program of Shandong First Medical University 2019ZL002National Natural Science Foundation of China 81972796National Natural Science Foundation of China 81972863Natural Science Foundation of Shandong ZR2019MH010Natural Science Foundation of Shandong ZR2020MH289Radiation Oncology Innovate Unit, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences 2019RU071
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over the past few years, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have greatly improved the survival for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) without driver mutations. Compared with wild-type tumors, tumors with epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations show more heterogeneity in the expression level of programmed cell death-ligand 1 (PD-L1), tumor mutational burden (TMB), and other immune microenvironment characteristics. Whether ICIs are suitable for NSCLC patients with EGFR mutations is still worth exploring. In previous studies, no significantly improved benefits were observed with immunotherapy monotherapy in NSCLC patients with EGFR mutation. Here, we summarized and analyzed data from the clinical trials of ICIs or combined therapy in NSCLC patients with EGFR mutations. We also focused on the mechanisms affecting the efficacy of ICIs in NSCLC patients with EGFR mutations, the characteristics of potential responders, and provided insights into areas worth further investigations in future studies.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungLung NeoplasmsB7-H1 AntigenErbB ReceptorsHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsMutationTumor MicroenvironmentB7-H1 AntigenErbB ReceptorsImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsefficacyEGFR mutationimmune checkpoint inhibitornon-small cell lung cancertumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID34699691
PMCPMC8696228
OpenAlexW3209464279

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