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ArticleNeoplasia (New York, N.Y.)2022

Microbial mechanisms to improve immune checkpoint blockade responsiveness.

Matthew E Griffin, Howard C Hang

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Article in Neoplasia (New York, N.Y.), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18citing papers in PubMed
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 11% 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

18 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Immune-microbiota crosstalk in colorectal cancer: mechanistic pathways, biomarkers, and translational therapeutics.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  14. Mechanisms by Which the Intratumoral Microbiome May Potentiate Immunotherapy Response.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2024
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  16. Secreted antigen A peptidoglycan hydrolase is essential forbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Matthew E GriffinDepartment of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697; Department of Immunology and Microbiology, Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA 92037. Electronic address: griffin@uci.edu.
Howard C HangDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA 92037; Department of Chemistry, Scripps Research, La Jolla, CA 92037. Electronic address: hhang@scripps.edu.
Scripps Institution of Oceanography · USScripps Research Institute · US

Funding

Translation of commensal bacteria mechanism for immunotherapyR01CA245292 · NCI · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI HANG, HOWARD C · 2020 to 2024
$2.7M
Distal gut microbiome targets of host anti-proteolytic proteins during colitisR21AI156674 · NIAID · SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, THE · PI HANG, HOWARD C · 2021 to 2022
$488k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA245292NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI156674
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The human microbiota acts as a diverse source of molecular cues that influence the development and homeostasis of the immune system. Beyond endogenous roles in the human holobiont, host-microbial interactions also alter outcomes for immune-related diseases and treatment regimens. Over the past decade, sequencing analyses of cancer patients have revealed correlations between microbiota composition and the efficacy of cancer immunotherapies such as checkpoint inhibitors. However, very little is known about the exact mechanisms that link specific microbiota with patient responses, limiting our ability to exploit these microbial agents for improved oncology care. Here, we summarize current progress towards a molecular understanding of host-microbial interactions in the context of checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapies. By highlighting the successes of a limited number of studies focused on identifying specific, causal molecules, we underscore how the exploration of specific microbial features such as proteins, enzymes, and metabolites may translate into precise and actionable therapies for personalized patient care in the clinic.

Indexed as

MicrobiotaNeoplasmsHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunotherapyImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsCancer immunotherapyCheckpoint inhibitorGut microbiotaMicrobial metabolites

Identifiers

PMID35816968
PMCPMC9284443
OpenAlexW4284958112

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