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ReviewWorld journal of gastroenterology2022

Targeting pancreatic cancer immune evasion by inhibiting histone deacetylases.

Wynne Sim, Wei-Meng Lim, Ling-Wei Hii, Chee-Onn Leong, Chun-Wai Mai

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Review in World journal of gastroenterology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% 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

22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  15. Epigenetic regulation of the tumor microenvironment: A leading force driving pancreatic cancer.Pancreatology : official journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et al.] · 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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Wynne SimSchool of Medicine, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia.
Wei-Meng LimSchool of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia.
Ling-Wei HiiSchool of Pharmacy, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia.
Chee-Onn LeongCenter for Cancer and Stem Cell Research, Institute for Research, Development, and Innovation, International Medical University, Kuala Lumpur 57000, Malaysia.
Chun-Wai MaiState Key Laboratory of Oncogenes and Related Genes, Renji-Med X Clinical Stem Cell Research Center, Ren Ji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200127, China.
International Medical University · MYShanghai Jiao Tong University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The immune system plays a vital role in maintaining the delicate balance between immune recognition and tumor development. Regardless, it is not uncommon that cancerous cells can intelligently acquire abilities to bypass the antitumor immune responses, thus allowing continuous tumor growth and development. Immune evasion has emerged as a significant factor contributing to the progression and immune resistance of pancreatic cancer. Compared with other cancers, pancreatic cancer has a tumor microenvironment that can resist most treatment modalities, including emerging immunotherapy. Sadly, the use of immunotherapy has yet to bring significant clinical breakthrough among pancreatic cancer patients, suggesting that pancreatic cancer has successfully evaded immunomodulation. In this review, we summarize the impact of genetic alteration and epigenetic modification (especially histone deacetylases, HDAC) on immune evasion in pancreatic cancer. HDAC overexpression significantly suppresses tumor suppressor genes, contributing to tumor growth and progression. We review the evidence on HDAC inhibitors in tumor eradication, improving T cells activation, restoring tumor immunogenicity, and modulating programmed death 1 interaction. We provide our perspective in targeting HDAC as a strategy to reverse immune evasion in pancreatic cancer.

Indexed as

Histone DeacetylasesPancreatic NeoplasmsHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHumansImmune EvasionTumor MicroenvironmentHistone Deacetylase InhibitorsHistone DeacetylasesHistone acetylationHistone deacetylases inhibitorsImmune evasionPancreatic cancersPancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Identifiers

PMID35664961
PMCPMC9150054
OpenAlexW4229007377

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