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ReviewCancer pathogenesis and therapy2023

Role of T cells in cancer immunotherapy: Opportunities and challenges.

Hossain Ahmed, Aar Rafi Mahmud, Mohd Faijanur-Rob- Siddiquee, Asif Shahriar, Partha Biswas, Md Ebrahim Khalil Shimul, Shahlaa Zernaz Ahmed, Tanzila Ismail Ema, Nova Rahman, Md Arif Khan and 2 more

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Review in Cancer pathogenesis and therapy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 74 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

74 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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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

12 authors.

Hossain AhmedDepartment of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, University of Development Alternative (UODA), 4/4B, Block A, Lalmatia, Dhaka, 1209, Bangladesh.
Aar Rafi MahmudDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Tangail, 1902, Bangladesh.
Mohd Faijanur-Rob- SiddiqueeDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biological Science, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh.
Asif ShahriarDepartment of Immunology and Microbiology, School of Medicine, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, McAllen, TX, 78504, USA.
Partha BiswasDepartment of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jashore, 7408, Bangladesh.
Md Ebrahim Khalil ShimulDepartment of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, Jashore University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jashore, 7408, Bangladesh.
Shahlaa Zernaz AhmedDepartment of Biochemistry and Microbiology, North South University, Dhaka, 1229, Bangladesh.
Tanzila Ismail EmaDepartment of Biochemistry and Microbiology, North South University, Dhaka, 1229, Bangladesh.
Nova RahmanDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, Dhaka, 1342, Bangladesh.
Md Arif KhanDepartment of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, University of Development Alternative (UODA), 4/4B, Block A, Lalmatia, Dhaka, 1209, Bangladesh.
Md Furkanur Rahaman MizanDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University, Anseong, 17546, Republic of Korea.
Talha Bin EmranDepartment of Pharmacy, BGC Trust University Bangladesh, Chittagong, 4381, Bangladesh.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunotherapies boosting the immune system's ability to target cancer cells are promising for the treatment of various tumor types, yet clinical responses differ among patients and cancers. Recently, there has been increasing interest in novel cancer immunotherapy practices aimed at triggering T cell-mediated anti-tumor responses. Antigen-directed cytotoxicity mediated by T lymphocytes has become a central focal point in the battle against cancer utilizing the immune system. The molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in the actions of T lymphocytes have directed new therapeutic approaches in cancer immunotherapy, including checkpoint blockade, adoptive and chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy, and cancer vaccinology. This review addresses all the strategies targeting tumor pathogenesis, including metabolic pathways, to evaluate the clinical significance of current and future immunotherapies for patients with cancer, which are further engaged in T cell activation, differentiation, and response against tumors.

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CancerImmune systemImmunotherapyMetabolic pathwaysT cell

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PMID38328405
PMCPMC10846312

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