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ReviewSeminars in immunology2025

The role of the complement system in the response to cytotoxic therapy.

Kelly S W Lee, Qingyang Zhang, Tatsuya Suwa, Heather Clark, Monica M Olcina

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Review in Seminars in immunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Complement system in tumor growth and metastases.British journal of cancer · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Kelly S W LeeDepartment of Oncology, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom.
Qingyang ZhangDepartment of Oncology, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom.
Tatsuya SuwaDepartment of Oncology, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom.
Heather ClarkDepartment of Oncology, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom.
Monica M OlcinaDepartment of Oncology, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus Research Building, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford OX3 7DQ, United Kingdom. Electronic address: monica.olcina@oncology.ox.ac.uk.

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The complement system is increasingly recognised as a key player in tumour progression and response to cancer treatment. Cytotoxic therapies, including chemo- and radiotherapy are standard-of-care for the majority of cancer patients. Cytotoxics have been found to alter the expression of complement system proteins and activation of components. Many recent reports highlight the role of local dysregulation of complement proteins in the tumour microenvironment and how targeting such dysregulation can have either anti- or pro-tumoricidal effects depending on several factors including treatment scheduling, the tumour type and its microenvironment characteristics. This review will explore the complex effects of cytotoxic therapy on complement regulation and what lessons can be learnt to identify the most effective way to therapeutically modulate complement system proteins for cancer therapy.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsComplement System ProteinsNeoplasmsAnimalsComplement ActivationHumansTumor MicroenvironmentAntineoplastic AgentsComplement System ProteinsCancerChemotherapyComplement systemCytotoxicRadiotherapyTumour microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID39765018
PMCPMC7617912

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