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SynthesisFrontiers in immunology2023

Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes as an endpoint in cancer vaccine trials.

Patrick M McCarthy, Franklin A Valdera, Todd R Smolinsky, Alexandra M Adams, Anne E O'Shea, Katryna K Thomas, Spencer Van Decar, Elizabeth L Carpenter, Ankur Tiwari, John W Myers and 5 more

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Synthesis in Frontiers in immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
3.0field-weighted citation impact, top 8% 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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

15 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Patrick M McCarthyDepartment of Surgery, Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, TX, United States.
Franklin A ValderaDepartment of Surgery, Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, TX, United States.
Todd R SmolinskyDepartment of Surgery, Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, TX, United States.
Alexandra M AdamsDepartment of Surgery, Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, TX, United States.
Anne E O'SheaDepartment of Surgery, Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, TX, United States.
Katryna K ThomasDepartment of Surgery, Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, TX, United States.
Spencer Van DecarDepartment of Surgery, Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, TX, United States.
Elizabeth L CarpenterDepartment of Surgery, Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, TX, United States.
Ankur TiwariDepartment of Surgery, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, TX, United States.
John W MyersDepartment of Surgery, Madigan Army Medical Center, Ft. Lewis, WA, United States.
Diane F HaleDepartment of Surgery, Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, TX, United States.
Timothy J VreelandDepartment of Surgery, Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, TX, United States.
George E PeoplesCancer Insight, San Antonio, TX, United States.
Alex StojadinovicCancer Insight, San Antonio, TX, United States.
Guy T CliftonDepartment of Surgery, Brooke Army Medical Center, Ft. Sam Houston, TX, United States.
Joint Base San Antonio · USBrooke Army Medical Center · USMadigan Army Medical Center · USThe University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Checkpoint inhibitors have invigorated cancer immunotherapy research, including cancer vaccination. Classic early phase trial design and endpoints used in developing chemotherapy are not suited for evaluating all forms of cancer treatment. Peripheral T cell response dynamics have demonstrated inconsistency in assessing the efficacy of cancer vaccination. Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs), reflect the local tumor microenvironment and may prove a superior endpoint in cancer vaccination trials. Cancer vaccines may also promote success in combination immunotherapy treatment of weakly immunogenic tumors. This review explores the impact of TILs as an endpoint for cancer vaccination in multiple malignancies, summarizes the current literature regarding TILs analysis, and discusses the challenges of providing validity and a standardized implementation of this approach.

Indexed as

Cancer VaccinesNeoplasmsHumansImmunotherapyLymphocytes, Tumor-InfiltratingTumor MicroenvironmentCancer Vaccinescancer vaccinecheckpoint inhibitionendpointimmunotherapytumor infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL)vaccination

Identifiers

PMID36960052
PMCPMC10029975
OpenAlexW4323355018

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