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ReviewNeuro-oncology2025

Is modulation of immune checkpoints on glioblastoma-infiltrating myeloid cells a viable therapeutic strategy?

Ruochen Du, Jianzhong Zhang, Rimas V Lukas, Shashwat Tripathi, Jared T Ahrendsen, Michael A Curran, Crismita Dmello, Peng Zhang, Roger Stupp, Ganesh Rao and 1 more

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Review in Neuro-oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

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

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  9. Immunotherapy in Glioblastoma.Cancer treatment and research · 2025
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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

11 authors.

Ruochen DuLou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Jianzhong ZhangLou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Rimas V LukasDepartment of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9352-5396
Shashwat TripathiLou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Jared T AhrendsenDepartment of Pathology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA (J.T.A.).
Michael A CurranDepartment of Immunology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, the University of Texas, Houston, Texas, USA.
Crismita DmelloLou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Peng ZhangLou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Roger StuppDepartment of Neurology, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5483-3118
Ganesh RaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
Amy B HeimbergerLou and Jean Malnati Brain Tumor Institute, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-9970-8695

Funding

STINGing GBM: A First-in- Man Clinical Trial in Surgical Resectable Recurrent GBMP50CA221747 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Hui Zhang · 2018 to 2026
$21.4M
CARCINOGENESIS TRAINING PROGRAMT32CA009560 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Kathleen Janee Green · 1986 to 2026
$8.4M
Modulation of Microglia and T Cell Interactions in Malignant GliomaR01CA120813 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI HEIMBERGER, AMY BETH, RAO, GANESH · 2007 to 2025
$4.7M
Fgl2 neutralizing therapy for inducing tumor specific brain resident immune memory against CNS tumor relapseR01NS122857 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI HEIMBERGER, AMY BETH, LI, SHULIN · 2021 to 2025
$2.9M
A Phase II Clinical Trial in Newly Diagnosed Glioblastoma Patients Treated with WP1066 and RadiationR01CA272639 · NCI · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Amy Beth Heimberger, Priya U. Kumthekar · 2023 to 2026
$2.3M
Spherical Nucleic Acid nano-architectures as first-in-class cGAS agonists for the immunotherapeutic treatment of Glioblastoma.R01CA275430 · NCI · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI MIRKIN, CHAD A., STEGH, ALEXANDER H. · 2022 to 2025
$2.3M
Mechanism and therapeutic potential of microglia regulation in glioblastomaR01NS124594 · NINDS · NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY AT CHICAGO · PI Peiwen Chen · 2022 to 2026
$2.0M
Stinging the Glioma Immune LandscapeR01NS120547 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI HEIMBERGER, AMY BETH, RAO, ARVIND · 2020 to 2023
$1.1M
NCI NIH HHS P50 CA221747NCI NIH HHS R01 CA120813NCI NIH HHS R01 CA272639NCI NIH HHS R01 CA275430NCI NIH HHS T32 CA009560NIH HHS CA120813NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS120547NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS122857NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS124594
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The field of immunology has traditionally focused on immune checkpoint modulation of adaptive immune cells. However, many malignancies such as glioblastoma are mostly devoid of T cells and rather are enriched with immunosuppressive myeloid cells of the innate immune system. While some immune checkpoint targets are shared between adaptive and innate immunity, myeloid-specific checkpoints could also serve as potential therapeutics. To better understand the impact of immune checkpoint blockade on myeloid cells, we systematically summarize the current literature focusing on the direct immunological effects of PD-L1/PD-1, CD24/Siglec-10, collagen/LAIR-1, CX3CL1/CX3CR1, and CXCL10/CXCR3. By synthesizing the molecular mechanisms and the translational implications, we aim to prioritize agents in this category of therapeutics for glioblastoma.

Indexed as

Brain NeoplasmsGlioblastomaImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsImmunotherapyMyeloid CellsAnimalsHumansImmune Checkpoint Inhibitorsglioblastomaimmune-checkpoint blockademyeloid cells

Identifiers

PMID39427326
PMCPMC11726257

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