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ArticleOncoimmunology2025

Immuno-oncological effects of the α2-adrenoceptor agonist dexmedetomidine.

Lucillia Bezu, Oliver Kepp, Guido Kroemer

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Article in Oncoimmunology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 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

3 authors.

Lucillia BezuUniversité Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Equipe labellisée par la Ligue contre le cancer, Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0002-3569-6066
Oliver KeppUniversité Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Equipe labellisée par la Ligue contre le cancer, Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0002-6081-9558
Guido KroemerUniversité Paris Cité, Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Centre de Recherche des Cordeliers, Equipe labellisée par la Ligue contre le cancer, Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France.ORCID 0000-0002-9334-4405

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The α2-adrenergic receptor agonist dexmedetomidine (DEX) exerts context-dependent antitumor effects, with its efficacy influenced by dose, immune cell involvement and combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors. It will be important to understand to which extent DEX and other α2-adrenergic agonists act on α2-adrenergic receptors from cancer and immune cells.

Indexed as

Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor AgonistsDexmedetomidineNeoplasmsAnimalsHumansImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsReceptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor AgonistsDexmedetomidineImmune Checkpoint InhibitorsReceptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2CancerClonidineImmunotherapyMacrophages

Identifiers

PMID40748168
PMCPMC12320808

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