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New insights into immune cells in cancer immunotherapy: from epigenetic modification, metabolic modulation to cell communication.

Sha Qin, Bin Xie, Qingyi Wang, Rui Yang, Jingyue Sun, Chaotao Hu, Shuang Liu, Yongguang Tao, Desheng Xiao

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Review in MedComm, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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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

30 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

9 authors.

Sha QinDepartment of Pathology Xiangya Hospital Central South University Changsha Hunan China.
Bin XieDepartment of Pathology Xiangya Hospital Central South University Changsha Hunan China.
Qingyi WangDepartment of Pathology Xiangya Hospital Central South University Changsha Hunan China.
Rui YangDepartment of Pathology Xiangya Hospital Central South University Changsha Hunan China.
Jingyue SunDepartment of Pathology Xiangya Hospital Central South University Changsha Hunan China.
Chaotao HuRegenerative Medicine, Medical School University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing China.
Shuang LiuDepartment of Oncology Institute of Medical Sciences National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Disorders Xiangya Hospital Central South University Changsha, Hunan, China. University Changsha Hunan China.
Yongguang TaoDepartment of Pathology Xiangya Hospital Central South University Changsha Hunan China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2354-5321
Desheng XiaoDepartment of Pathology Xiangya Hospital Central South University Changsha Hunan China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, and more effective ways of attacking cancer are being sought. Cancer immunotherapy is a new and effective therapeutic method after surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and targeted therapy. Cancer immunotherapy aims to kill tumor cells by stimulating or rebuilding the body's immune system, with specific efficiency and high safety. However, only few tumor patients respond to immunotherapy and due to the complex and variable characters of cancer immune escape, the behavior and regulatory mechanisms of immune cells need to be deeply explored from more dimensions. Epigenetic modifications, metabolic modulation, and cell-to-cell communication are key factors in immune cell adaptation and response to the complex tumor microenvironment. They collectively determine the state and function of immune cells through modulating gene expression, changing in energy and nutrient demands. In addition, immune cells engage in complex communication networks with other immune components, which are mediated by exosomes, cytokines, and chemokines, and are pivotal in shaping the tumor progression and therapeutic response. Understanding the interactions and combined effects of such multidimensions mechanisms in immune cell modulation is important for revealing the mechanisms of immunotherapy failure and developing new therapeutic targets and strategies.

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cancer immunotherapyepigenetic modificationimmune cells communicationmetabolic modulation

Identifiers

PMID38783893
PMCPMC11112485

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