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ReviewMolecular cancer2023

New frontiers in immune checkpoint B7-H3 (CD276) research and drug development.

Ayechew Adera Getu, Abiye Tigabu, Ming Zhou, Jianrong Lu, Øystein Fodstad, Ming Tan

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Review in Molecular cancer, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 180 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
180citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
44.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

180 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 195 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 5 countries.

Ayechew Adera GetuInstitute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, and Research Center for Cancer Biology, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Abiye TigabuInstitute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, and Research Center for Cancer Biology, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan.
Ming ZhouCancer Research Institute and School of Basic Medical Sciences, Central South University, Changsha, China.
Jianrong LuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA.
Øystein FodstadDepartment of Tumor Biology, Institute for Cancer Research, Oslo University Hospital Radiumhospitalet, Oslo, Norway.
Ming TanInstitute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, and Research Center for Cancer Biology, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan. mingtan@mail.cmu.edu.tw.
China Medical University · TWCentral South University · CNOslo University Hospital · NOUniversity of Florida · USUniversity of Gondar · ET

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

B7-H3 (CD276), a member of the B7 family of proteins, is a key player in cancer progression. This immune checkpoint molecule is selectively expressed in both tumor cells and immune cells within the tumor microenvironment. In addition to its immune checkpoint function, B7-H3 has been linked to tumor cell proliferation, metastasis, and therapeutic resistance. Furthermore, its drastic difference in protein expression levels between normal and tumor tissues suggests that targeting B7-H3 with drugs would lead to cancer-specific toxicity, minimizing harm to healthy cells. These properties make B7-H3 a promising target for cancer therapy.Recently, important advances in B7-H3 research and drug development have been reported, and these new findings, including its involvement in cellular metabolic reprograming, cancer stem cell enrichment, senescence and obesity, have expanded our knowledge and understanding of this molecule, which is important in guiding future strategies for targeting B7-H3. In this review, we briefly discuss the biology and function of B7-H3 in cancer development. We emphasize more on the latest findings and their underlying mechanisms to reflect the new advances in B7-H3 research. In addition, we discuss the new improvements of B-H3 inhibitors in cancer drug development.

Indexed as

Drug DevelopmentTranscription FactorsB7 AntigensCell ProliferationHumansImmune Checkpoint ProteinsNeoplastic Stem CellsB7 AntigensCD276 protein, humanImmune Checkpoint ProteinsTranscription FactorsB7-H3CancerCD276Drug DevelopmentImmunotherapy

Identifiers

PMID36859240
PMCPMC9979440
OpenAlexW4322753317

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