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ReviewMolecular diversity2025

Elucidating CTLA-4's role in tumor immunity: a comprehensive overview of targeted antibody therapies and clinical developments.

Juan Fu, Lin Mao, Yu Jiao, Desheng Mei, Yadong Chen

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Review in Molecular diversity, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Juan FuSuzhou Guo Kuang Pharmaceutical Technology Co, Sichuan, China.
Lin MaoCollege of Science, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.
Yu JiaoCollege of Science, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China.
Desheng MeiSuzhou Guo Kuang Pharmaceutical Technology Co, Sichuan, China. maymi@163.com.
Yadong ChenCollege of Science, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, China. ydchen@cpu.edu.cn.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cytotoxic T-lymphocyte-associated antigen 4 (CTLA-4) emerges as a key single-chain transmembrane glycoprotein predominantly expressed in effector T cells and regulatory T cells. It plays a crucial role in tumor immunity by modulating T cell responses. Specifically, CTLA-4 dampens T cell activation and proliferation while bolstering the survival of regulatory T cell through its competitive interaction with B7 family molecules, thereby aiding tumor cells in eluding immune detection. Given CTLA-4's significant influence on tumor immune dynamics, an array of anti-CTLA-4 antibody therapeutics have been clinically developed to combat various malignancies, including melanoma, renal cell carcinoma, colorectal carcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, non-small cell lung carcinoma, and pleural mesothelioma, demonstrating notable clinical therapeutic effects. This paper aims to delve into CTLA-4's integral role in tumor immunity and to encapsulate the latest advancements in the clinical research of anti-CTLA-4 antibody.

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CTLA-4 AntigenImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsNeoplasmsAnimalsHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyCTLA-4 AntigenCTLA4 protein, humanImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsClinical studiesCombination therapiesCTLA-4Monoclonal antibodiesTumor immunity

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