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ReviewFrontiers in immunology2023

Reprogramming the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment: exploiting angiogenesis and thrombosis to enhance immunotherapy.

Areez Shafqat, Mohamed H Omer, Eman Nayaz Ahmed, Ali Mushtaq, Eman Ijaz, Zara Ahmed, Khaled Alkattan, Ahmed Yaqinuddin

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Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 17 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Areez ShafqatCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Mohamed H OmerSchool of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom.
Eman Nayaz AhmedCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ali MushtaqDepartment of Internal Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, United States.
Eman IjazCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Zara AhmedCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Khaled AlkattanCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ahmed YaqinuddinCollege of Medicine, Alfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Alfaisal University · SACardiff University · GBCleveland Clinic · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review focuses on the immunosuppressive effects of tumor angiogenesis and coagulation on the tumor microenvironment (TME). We summarize previous research efforts leveraging these observations and targeting these processes to enhance immunotherapy outcomes. Clinical trials have documented improved outcomes when combining anti-angiogenic agents and immunotherapy. However, their overall survival benefit over conventional therapy remains limited and certain tumors exhibit poor response to anti-angiogenic therapy. Additionally, whilst preclinical studies have shown several components of the tumor coagulome to curb effective anti-tumor immune responses, the clinical studies reporting combinations of anticoagulants with immunotherapies have demonstrated variable treatment outcomes. By reviewing the current state of the literature on this topic, we address the key questions and future directions in the field, the answers of which are crucial for developing effective strategies to reprogram the TME in order to further the field of cancer immunotherapy.

Indexed as

NeoplasmsThrombosisHumansImmunomodulationImmunotherapyNeovascularization, PathologicTumor Microenvironmentangiogenesishypoxiaimmunotherapythrombosistreatment resistancetumor microenvironmentvascular normalization

Identifiers

PMID37520562
PMCPMC10374407
OpenAlexW4382984346

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