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ReviewJournal for immunotherapy of cancer2025

Exploring the tumor microenvironment in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma: immunological insights and therapeutic challenges.

Bieke Van den Ende, Matteo Riva, Frederik De Smet, Sandra Jacobs, Esther Hulleman, An Coosemans

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Review in Journal for immunotherapy of cancer, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Bieke Van den EndeDepartment of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-5446-3510
Matteo RivaDepartment of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5962-5513
Frederik De SmetDepartment of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6669-3335
Sandra JacobsDepartment of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9455-5394
Esther HullemanUtrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9256-947X
An CoosemansDepartment of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium an.coosemans@kuleuven.be.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7321-4339

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a rare and highly aggressive pediatric brain tumor with a median survival of less than 12 months. The tumor arises in the pons, making surgical resection unfeasible and limiting treatment options to palliative radiation, which offers minimal survival benefit. One of the major challenges in treating DIPG is the poorly understood tumor immune microenvironment, which has hindered the development of effective immunotherapies. DIPG tumors are considered to be immunologically cold with limited immune cell infiltration. Recent studies have begun to reveal the complex and heterogeneous immune landscape of DIPG, highlighting distinct immunological subgroups. This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the immune landscape of DIPG based on the latest insights, identify research gaps, and suggest potential areas for future investigation to improve treatment outcomes for patients with DIPG.

Indexed as

Brain Stem NeoplasmsDiffuse Intrinsic Pontine GliomaImmunotherapyTumor MicroenvironmentHumansCentral Nervous System CancerImmunosuppressionImmunotherapy

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PMID40514066
PMCPMC12164617

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