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ReviewClinical pharmacology : advances and applications2025

Immunotherapy in Glioblastoma: An Overview of Current Status.

Zouina Sarfraz, Arun Maharaj, Vyshak Alva Venur, Justin D Lathia, Yazmin Odia, Manmeet S Ahluwalia

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Review in Clinical pharmacology : advances and applications, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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8citing papers in PubMed, 2 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

8 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  8. CAR-T cells immunotherapy in the treatment of glioblastoma.Cancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII · 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

6 authors.

Zouina SarfrazMiami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, FL, USA.
Arun MaharajMiami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, FL, USA.
Vyshak Alva VenurSeattle Cancer Care Alliance, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA.
Justin D LathiaCleveland Clinic Research, Cleveland, OH, USA.
Yazmin OdiaMiami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, FL, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-3602-3899
Manmeet S AhluwaliaMiami Cancer Institute, Baptist Health South Florida, Miami, FL, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma (GB) is an aggressive brain tumor with standard therapies offering limited but measurable survival benefit. Immunotherapy is expanding the treatment landscape for GB. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), including nivolumab and pembrolizumab, have shown benefit in several cancers and are being studied in GB, with ongoing efforts to address the tumor's immunosuppressive environment. Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapies are also being explored, with new approaches designed to overcome antigen variability and improve access across the blood-brain barrier. Cancer vaccines, especially dendritic cell-based platforms like DCVax-L, have shown promising survival outcomes in clinical trials. Advances in biomarker analysis and genomics are supporting more personalized immunotherapy approaches. In addition, combination strategies involving ICIs, CAR T-cells, vaccines, and oncolytic viruses are being developed to enhance immune response. This review outlines current immunotherapy approaches in GB, focusing on their mechanisms, clinical development, and future directions.

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antigen heterogeneityblood-brain barrierglioblastomaimmunotherapypersonalized treatmenttumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID40735070
PMCPMC12305673

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