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ReviewCancer gene therapy2009

Viruses, gene therapy and stem cells for the treatment of human glioma.

A P Kyritsis, C Sioka, J S Rao

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Review in Cancer gene therapy, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Review
  2. Current status of gene therapy for brain tumors.Translational research : the journal of laboratory and clinical medicine · 2013
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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

3 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

A P KyritsisDepartment of Neurology, University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina 45110, Greece. thkyrits@uoi.gr
C Sioka
J S Rao
University Hospital of Ioannina · GRUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · USUniversity of Ioannina · GR

Funding

Cath B and uPAR si RNA constructs regressed glioma growthR01CA116708 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI O'BRYAN, JOHN P · 2005 to 2014
$2.9M
Role of uPA and uPAR in Human Glioma InvasivenessR01CA075557 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI RAO, JASTI S. · 1998 to 2009
$2.3M
Role of TFPI-2 in human gliomas invasivenessR01CA095058 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI RAO, JASTI S. · 2003 to 2007
$1.5M
Suppression of glioma invasion by a bicistronic constuctR01CA092393 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI RAO, JASTI S. · 2003 to 2007
$1.4M
NCI NIH HHS CA 116708NCI NIH HHS CA 75557NCI NIH HHS CA 92393NCI NIH HHS CA 95058
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer gene therapy is based on the transfer of genetic material to cancer cells to modify a normal or abnormal cellular function, or to induce cell death. Modified viruses or stem cells have been used as carriers to transfer the genetic material to cancer cells avoiding trafficking through normal cells. However, although the current vectors have been successful in delivering genes in vitro and in vivo, little has been achieved with human cerebral gliomas. Poor transduction efficiency of viruses in human glioma cells and limited spread and distribution to the tumor limits our current expectations for successful gene therapy of central nervous system cancer until and if effective transfer vehicles are available. Nevertheless, continuing research in better vector development may overcome these limitations and offer a therapeutic advantage over the standard therapies for glioma.

Indexed as

AdenoviridaeBrain NeoplasmsGenetic TherapyGliomaHumansOncolytic VirotherapyOncolytic VirusesStem Cells

Identifiers

PMID19644531
OpenAlexW2075654060

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