ReviewFrontiers in immunology2024
The role of B7-H4 in ovarian cancer immunotherapy: current status, challenges, and perspectives.
Review in Frontiers in immunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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.
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.
Who cites it
7 citing papers in PubMed.
- A phase 1 study of PF-07260437, a B7-H4 × CD3 bispecific T-cell engager, in patients with advanced or metastatic breast, ovarian, and endometrial cancer.Investigational new drugs · 2026Article
- B7-H4-targeted radiotheranostics enable precise imaging and potent therapy across solid tumor models.Science advances · 2026Article
- Advancements in Immune Checkpoint-Based Immunotherapy for Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.Current issues in molecular biology · 2026Review
- Identification of Plasma Biomarkers for B7 Family Members Associated With Primary Sjögren's Syndrome.Immunity, inflammation and disease · 2025Article
- Importance of STAT3 signaling in preeclampsia (Review).International journal of molecular medicine · 2025Review
- Immunological mechanisms and antibody-drug conjugates targeting B7-H3 and B7-H4 in ovarian cancer.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- Role of Immunotherapy in Ovarian Cancer: Advances, Challenges, and Future Perspectives.Cancer treatment and research · 2025Review
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
6 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Immunotherapy stands as a critical and auspicious therapeutic approach in the fight against cancer nowadays. Immune checkpoint inhibitors, in particular, have garnered widespread employment and delivered groundbreaking therapeutic outcomes across various malignancies. However, the efficacy is unsatisfactory in the ovarian cancer. The pressing concerns of the substantial non-response rate require immediate attention. The pursuit of novel targets and the formulation of synergistic combination therapy approaches are imperative for addressing this challenge. B7-H4, a member of the B7 family of co-inhibitory molecules, exhibits high expression levels in ovarian cancer, correlating closely with tumor progression, drug resistance, and unfavorable prognosis. B7-H4 has the potential to serve as a valuable biomarker for evaluating the immune response of patients. Recent investigations and preclinical trials focusing on B7-H4 in the context of ovarian cancer immunotherapy highlight its emergence as a promising immunotherapeutic target. This review aims to discuss these findings and anticipate the future prospects of leveraging B7-H4 in ovarian cancer immunotherapy and targeted therapy.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What Socratic holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the Socratic graph.