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ReviewJournal for immunotherapy of cancer2022

Molecular imaging to support cancer immunotherapy.

Pim P van de Donk, Sjoukje F Oosting, Daan G Knapen, Anthonie J van der Wekken, Adrienne H Brouwers, Marjolijn N Lub-de Hooge, Derk-Jan A de Groot, Elisabeth Ge de Vries

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Review in Journal for immunotherapy of cancer, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Pim P van de DonkDepartment of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-0003-525X
Sjoukje F OostingDepartment of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Daan G KnapenDepartment of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Anthonie J van der WekkenDepartment of Pulmonary Medicine, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Adrienne H BrouwersDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Marjolijn N Lub-de HoogeDepartment of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-5390-2791
Derk-Jan A de GrootDepartment of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Elisabeth Ge de VriesDepartment of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands e.g.e.de.vries@umcg.nl.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The advent of immune checkpoint inhibitors has reinvigorated the field of immuno-oncology. These monoclonal antibody-based therapies allow the immune system to recognize and eliminate malignant cells. This has resulted in improved survival of patients across several tumor types. However, not all patients respond to immunotherapy therefore predictive biomarkers are important. There are only a few Food and Drug Administration-approved biomarkers to select patients for immunotherapy. These biomarkers do not consider the heterogeneity of tumor characteristics across lesions within a patient. New molecular imaging tracers allow for whole-body visualization with positron emission tomography (PET) of tumor and immune cell characteristics, and drug distribution, which might guide treatment decision making. Here, we summarize recent developments in molecular imaging of immune checkpoint molecules, such as PD-L1, PD-1, CTLA-4, and LAG-3. We discuss several molecular imaging approaches of immune cell subsets and briefly summarize the role of FDG-PET for evaluating cancer immunotherapy. The main focus is on developments in clinical molecular imaging studies, next to preclinical studies of interest given their potential translation to the clinic.

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ImmunotherapyNeoplasmsAntibodies, MonoclonalHumansMolecular ImagingPositron-Emission TomographyAntibodies, Monoclonalimmunotherapyreviewtumor biomarkers

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PMID35922089
PMCPMC9352987

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