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ReviewCurrent treatment options in oncology2009

Treatment of hematologic neoplasms with new immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs).

Peter H Wiernik

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Review in Current treatment options in oncology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Peter H WiernikComprehensive Cancer Center, Montefiore Medical Center-North Division, Bronx, NY 10466, USA. pwiernik@montefiore.org
New York Medical College · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Thalidomide and its derivatives represent a new class of antineoplastic drugs (IMiDs), which has been especially effective in certain hematologic malignancies. These agents have anti-inflammatory, antiangiogenic, and immunomodulatory properties, and target tumor cells by direct cytotoxicity and indirectly by interfering with several components of the bone marrow microenvironment. Thalidomide analogs that retain antitumor activity equal to or greater than the parent compound, but with less toxicity, have been developed. This paper summarizes what is known about the mechanisms of action of these agents, and recent clinical results. The data suggest that thalidomide analogs will play a major role in the management of certain hematologic neoplasms in the near future.

Indexed as

AdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBone MarrowChromosome DeletionChromosomes, Human, Pair 5Clinical Trials as TopicCombined Modality TherapyHematologic NeoplasmsHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansImmunologic FactorsLenalidomideLeukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-CellAntineoplastic AgentsImmunologic FactorsLenalidomidepomalidomideThalidomide

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PMID19016330
OpenAlexW1988187161

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