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ReviewThe Journal of clinical investigation2022

Messenger RNA vaccines for cancer immunotherapy: progress promotes promise.

Amanda L Huff, Elizabeth M Jaffee, Neeha Zaidi

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In one paragraph

Review in The Journal of clinical investigation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
32citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

32 citing papers in PubMed, 44 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. The Five-Decade Journey of Small Cell Lung Cancer.Cancer communications (London, England) · 2026
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  5. Messenger RNA vaccines in the prevention of allergic diseases.The World Allergy Organization journal · 2025
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  10. Investigation of the impact of lipid nanoparticle compositions on the delivery and T cell response of circRNA vaccine.Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society · 2025
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  12. mRNA vaccines as cancer therapies.Chinese medical journal · 2024
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  13. Hypertension research 2024 update and perspectives: basic research.Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension · 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

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Amanda L HuffDepartment of Oncology.
Elizabeth M JaffeeDepartment of Oncology.
Neeha ZaidiDepartment of Oncology.
Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center · USBloomberg (United States) · US

Funding

Tumor Antigens for Individual Signatures and TherapyP50CA062924 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI THOMPSON, ELIZABETH D · 1993 to 2022
$54.6M
Transforming Human Pancreatic Cancer Into An Immunologic DiseaseP01CA247886 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI ANDERS, ROBERT A. · 2021 to 2025
$12.7M
Targeting the Immunosuppressive Tumor Microenvironment of Pancreatic Cancer with a Neoadjuvant Platform Clinical TrialR01CA197296 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI William Reece Burns, Eric Christenson · 2015 to 2026
$5.7M
Neoantigen-Targeted Vaccines in Combination with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Pancreatic CancerK08CA248624 · NCI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI ZAIDI, NEEHA · 2021 to 2025
$1.1M
NCI NIH HHS K08 CA248624NCI NIH HHS P01 CA247886NCI NIH HHS P50 CA062924NCI NIH HHS R01 CA197296
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic has elevated mRNA vaccines to global recognition due to their unprecedented success rate in protecting against a deadly virus. This international success is underscored by the remarkable versatility, favorable immunogenicity, and overall safety of the mRNA platform in diverse populations. Although mRNA vaccines have been studied in preclinical models and patients with cancer for almost three decades, development has been slow. The recent technological advances responsible for the COVID-19 vaccines have potential implications for successfully adapting this vaccine platform for cancer therapeutics. Here we discuss the lessons learned along with the chemical, biologic, and immunologic adaptations needed to optimize mRNA technology to successfully treat cancers.

Indexed as

COVID-19NeoplasmsCOVID-19 VaccinesHumansImmunotherapymRNA VaccinesPandemicsCOVID-19 VaccinesmRNA Vaccines

Identifiers

PMID35289317
PMCPMC8920340
OpenAlexW4220701462

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