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ArticleMedComm2023

Clinical benefit and safety associated with mRNA vaccines for advanced solid tumors: A meta-analysis.

Tian-Yi Zhang, Hang Xu, Xiao-Nan Zheng, Xing-Yu Xiong, Shi-Yu Zhang, Xian-Yanling Yi, Jin Li, Qiang Wei, Jian-Zhong Ai

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Article in MedComm, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tian-Yi ZhangDepartment of Urology, West China Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu China.
Hang XuDepartment of Urology, West China Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu China.
Xiao-Nan ZhengDepartment of Urology, West China Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu China.
Xing-Yu XiongDepartment of Urology, West China Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu China.
Shi-Yu ZhangDepartment of Urology, West China Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu China.
Xian-Yanling YiDepartment of Urology, West China Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu China.
Jin LiDepartment of Urology, West China Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu China.
Qiang WeiDepartment of Urology, West China Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu China.
Jian-Zhong AiDepartment of Urology, West China Hospital Sichuan University Chengdu China.
West China Hospital of Sichuan University · CNSichuan University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tumor mRNA vaccines have been developed for over 20 years. Whether mRNA vaccines could promote a clinical benefit to advanced cancer patients is highly unknown. PubMed and Embase were retrieved from January 1, 2000 to January 4, 2023. Random effects models were employed. Clinical benefit (objective response rate [ORR], disease control rate [DCR], 1-year/2-year progression-free survival [PFS], and overall survival [OS]) and safety (vaccine-related grade 3-5 adverse events [AEs]) were evaluated. Overall, 984 patients (32 trials) were enrolled. The most typical cancer types were melanoma (13 trials), non-small cell lung cancer (5 trials), renal cell carcinoma (4 trials), and prostate adenocarcinoma (4 trials). The pooled ORR and DCR estimates were 10.0% (95%CI, 4.6-17.0%) and 34.6% (95%CI, 24.1-45.9%). The estimates for 1-year and 2-year PFS were 38.4% (95%CI, 24.8-53.0%) and 20.0% (95%CI, 10.4-31.7%), respectively. The estimates for 1-year and 2-year OS were 75.3% (95%CI, 62.4-86.3%) and 45.5% (95%CI, 34.0-57.2%), respectively. The estimate for vaccine-related grade 3-5 AEs was 1.0% (95%CI, 0.2-2.4%). Conclusively, mRNA vaccines seem to demonstrate modest clinical response rates, with acceptable survival rates and rare grade 3-5 AEs.

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cancer treatmentmRNA vaccinesobjective response ratesafetysolid tumor

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PMID37470066
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