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ReviewNPJ precision oncology2024

Therapeutic approaches to modulate the immune microenvironment in gliomas.

Andreas Sarantopoulos, Chibawanye Ene, Elisa Aquilanti

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Review in NPJ precision oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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23citing 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

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

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  10. Variability of the Immunosuppressive Properties of Glioma Cell Lines.Bulletin of experimental biology and medicine · 2026
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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

3 authors.

Andreas SarantopoulosSchool of Medicine, European University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-1390-6472
Chibawanye EneDepartment of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2653-281X
Elisa AquilantiCenter for Neuro-Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA. elisa_aquilanti@dfci.harvard.edu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Immunomodulatory therapies, including immune checkpoint inhibitors, have drastically changed outcomes for certain cancer types over the last decade. Gliomas are among the cancers that have seem limited benefit from these agents, with most trials yielding negative results. The unique composition of the glioma immune microenvironment is among the culprits for this lack of efficacy. In recent years, several efforts have been made to improve understanding of the glioma immune microenvironment, aiming to pave the way for novel therapeutic interventions. In this review, we discuss some of the main components of the glioma immune microenvironment, including macrophages, myeloid-derived suppressor cells, neutrophils and microglial cells, as well as lymphocytes. We then provide a comprehensive overview of novel immunomodulatory agents that are currently in clinical development, namely oncolytic viruses, vaccines, cell-based therapies such as CAR-T cells and CAR-NK cells as well as antibodies and peptides.

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PMID39443641
PMCPMC11500177

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