ReviewCancers2023
Targeting Liver Metastases to Potentiate Immunotherapy in MS-Stable Colorectal Cancer-A Review of the Literature.
Review in Cancers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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.
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.
Who cites it
5 citing papers in PubMed.
- Comparison of 6 cycles with 4 cycles of chemotherapy and atezolizumab in the first-line treatment of ES-SCLC: a retrospective multicenter analysis.The oncologist · 2026Article
- A bibliometric and visual analysis of colorectal cancer liver metastasis research from 2015 to 2025.Discover oncology · 2026Article
- Biomarker guided combination strategies and perioperative integration for immune cold microsatellite stable colorectal cancer.Discover oncology · 2026Review
- Preoperative immunotherapy with atezolizumab and tiragolumab in patients with colorectal liver metastases-the PURPLE trial.ESMO gastrointestinal oncology · 2025Article
- Enhancing Anti-PD-1 Immunotherapy by Targeting MDSCs via Hepatic Arterial Infusion in Breast Cancer Liver Metastases.Cancers · 2024Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
7 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Immunotherapy has revolutionized the treatment of several cancers, including melanoma and lung cancer. However, for colorectal cancer, it is ineffective for 95% of patients with microsatellite-stable disease. Recent evidence suggests that the liver's immune microenvironment plays a pivotal role in limiting the effectiveness of immunotherapy. There is also evidence to show that targeting liver metastases with locoregional therapies, such as surgery or irradiation, could potentiate immunotherapy for these patients. This review presents evidence from preclinical studies regarding the underlying mechanisms and from clinical studies that support this approach. Furthermore, we outline potential directions for future clinical trials. This innovative strategy could potentially establish immunotherapy as an effective treatment for MS-stable colorectal cancer patients, which are currently considered resistant.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.