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ReviewNeuro-oncology2023

Cellular immunotherapy for medulloblastoma.

Michael Y Schakelaar, Matthijs Monnikhof, Sandra Crnko, Emma W Pijnappel, Jan Meeldijk, Toine Ten Broeke, Niels Bovenschen

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Review in Neuro-oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 9% 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

17 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. From developmental origins to relapse: molecular and therapeutic insights in medulloblastoma.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026
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  7. Medulloblastoma: biology and immunotherapy.Frontiers in immunology · 2025
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  15. Medulloblastoma: Current Perspectives and Recent Advances.Brain tumor research and treatment · 2023
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  16. Dual targeting ofNeuro-oncology advances
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michael Y SchakelaarDepartment of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Matthijs MonnikhofDepartment of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Sandra CrnkoDepartment of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Emma W PijnappelDepartment of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Jan MeeldijkDepartment of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Toine Ten BroekeDepartment of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Niels BovenschenDepartment of Pathology, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands.
University Medical Center Utrecht · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Medulloblastoma (MB) is the most common malignant brain tumor in children, making up ~20% of all primary pediatric brain tumors. Current therapies consist of maximal surgical resection and aggressive radio- and chemotherapy. A third of the treated patients cannot be cured and survivors are often left with devastating long-term side effects. Novel efficient and targeted treatment is desperately needed for this patient population. Cellular immunotherapy aims to enhance and utilize immune cells to target tumors, and has been proven successful in various cancers. However, for MB, the knowledge and possibilities of cellular immunotherapy are limited. In this review, we provide a comprehensive overview of the current status of cellular immunotherapy for MB, from fundamental in vitro research to in vivo models and (ongoing) clinical trials. In addition, we compare our findings to cellular immunotherapy in glioma, an MB-like intracranial tumor. Finally, future possibilities for MB are discussed to improve efficacy and safety.

Indexed as

Brain NeoplasmsCerebellar NeoplasmsGliomaMedulloblastomaChildHumansImmunotherapycellular immunotherapycytotoxic lymphocytesmedulloblastoma

Identifiers

PMID36219688
PMCPMC10076947
OpenAlexW4304206878

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