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ReviewExperimental hematology & oncology2022

Targeting PD-1/PD-L1 pathway in myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia.

Xingcheng Yang, Ling Ma, Xiaoying Zhang, Liang Huang, Jia Wei

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Review in Experimental hematology & oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 58 papers.

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58citing papers in PubMed
9.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

58 citing papers in PubMed, 98 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Xingcheng Yang *Department of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.
Ling Ma *Department of Clinical Laboratory, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430022, China.
Xiaoying ZhangDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China.
Liang HuangDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China. lhuang@tjh.tjmu.edu.cn.
Jia WeiDepartment of Hematology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, 430030, Hubei, China. jiawei@tjh.tjmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6435-9368
Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention · CNTongji Hospital · CNUnion Hospital · CN

Funding

CHEN XIAO-PING Foundation for the Development of Science and Technology of Hubei Province CXPJJH12000009113National Natural Science Foundation of China 81873427National Natural Science Foundation of China 81900133National Natural Science Foundation of China 82070217
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are clonal hematopoietic stem cell diseases arising from the bone marrow (BM), and approximately 30% of MDS eventually progress to AML, associated with increasingly aggressive neoplastic hematopoietic clones and poor survival. Dysregulated immune microenvironment has been recognized as a key pathogenic driver of MDS and AML, causing high rate of intramedullary apoptosis in lower-risk MDS to immunosuppression in higher-risk MDS and AML. Immune checkpoint molecules, including programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) and programmed cell death ligand-1 (PD-L1), play important roles in oncogenesis by maintaining an immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment. Recently, both molecules have been examined in MDS and AML. Abnormal inflammatory signaling, genetic and/or epigenetic alterations, interactions between cells, and treatment of patients all have been involved in dysregulating PD-1/PD-L1 signaling in these two diseases. Furthermore, with the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway activated in immune microenvironment, the milieu of BM shift to immunosuppressive, contributing to a clonal evolution of blasts. Nevertheless, numerous preclinical studies have suggested a potential response of patients to PD-1/PD-L1 blocker. Current clinical trials employing these drugs in MDS and AML have reported mixed clinical responses. In this paper, we focus on the recent preclinical advances of the PD-1/PD-L1 signaling in MDS and AML, and available and ongoing outcomes of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor in patients. We also discuss the novel PD-1/PD-L1 blocker-based immunotherapeutic strategies and challenges, including identifying reliable biomarkers, determining settings, and exploring optimal combination therapies.

Indexed as

Acute myeloid leukemiaAML transformationHypomethylating agentImmune checkpointMyelodysplastic syndromeProgrammed cell death-1Programmed cell death ligand-1

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PMID35236415
PMCPMC8889667
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