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ArticleClinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research2010

Targeting the RB-pathway in cancer therapy.

Erik S Knudsen, Jean Y J Wang

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Article in Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 120 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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120citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

120 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 205 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Erik S KnudsenDepartment of Cancer Biology, Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Jean Y J Wang
Thomas Jefferson University · US

Funding

CELLULAR FUNCTION OF THE RETINOBLASTOMA GENE PRODUCTR01CA058320 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI WANG, JEAN Y.J. · 1992 to 2012
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NCI NIH HHS R01 CA058320
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The RB-pathway, consisting of inhibitors and activators of cyclin-dependent kinases, the retinoblastoma tumor suppressor (RB), and the E2F-family of transcription factors, plays critical roles in the regulation of cell cycle progression and cell death. Components of this pathway, particularly p16Ink4a, cyclin D1, and RB, are frequently altered in sporadic human cancers to promote deregulated cellular proliferation. The consistent disruption of the RB-pathway in human cancers raises the possibility of exploiting tumor-specific RB-pathway defects to improve the efficacy of current therapies and to develop new therapeutic strategies. This article discusses how the RB-pathway status impacts the cellular responses to cytotoxic, cytostatic, and hormone therapies, and how the components of the RB-pathway may be directly targeted to treat cancer.

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Androgen Receptor AntagonistsAntineoplastic AgentsCell ProliferationCyclin-Dependent KinasesDNA DamageE2F4 Transcription FactorEstrogen Receptor alphaHumansRetinoblastoma ProteinSignal TransductionAndrogen Receptor AntagonistsAntineoplastic AgentsCyclin-Dependent KinasesE2F4 Transcription FactorEstrogen Receptor alphaRetinoblastoma Protein

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PMID20145169
PMCPMC2822892
OpenAlexW2098864119

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