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ReviewWorld journal of surgery2011

Defining the cancer master switch.

Courtney J Balentine, David H Berger, Shi-He Liu, Changyi Chen, John Nemunaitis, F Charles Brunicardi

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Review in World journal of surgery, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 46% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The role of Rhox homeobox factors in tumorigenesis.Frontiers in bioscience (Landmark edition) · 2013
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Courtney J BalentineMichael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
David H Berger
Shi-He Liu
Changyi Chen
John Nemunaitis
F Charles Brunicardi
Baylor College of Medicine · USHealth Services Research & Development · USMary Crowley Cancer Research Center · US

Funding

PDX-1 is a Therapeutic Target for Pancreatic CancerR01CA095731 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI BRUNICARDI, FRANCIS CHARLES · 2002 to 2012
$2.6M
Intraislet Communication in Surgically-Altered PancreasR01DK046441 · NIDDK · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI BRUNICARDI, FRANCIS CHARLES · 1998 to 2007
$1.9M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA095731NCI NIH HHS R01-CA095731NIDDK NIH HHS R01-DK46441
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRecent research has focused on signaling cascades and their interactions yielding considerable insight into which genetic pathways are targeted and how they tend to be altered in tumors. Therapeutic interventions now can be designed based on the knowledge of pathways vital to tumor growth and survival. These critical targets for intervention, master switches for cancer, are termed so because the tumor attempts to "flip the switch" in a way that promotes its survival, whereas molecular therapy aims to "switch off" signals important for tumor-related processes.

methodsLiterature review.

conclusionsDefining useful targets for therapy depends on identifying pathways that are crucial for tumor growth, survival, and metastasis. Because not all signaling cascades are created equal, selecting master switches or targets for intervention needs to be done in a systematic fashion. This discussion proposes a set of criteria to define what it means to be a cancer master switch and provides examples to illustrate their application.

Indexed as

Adenomatous Polyposis ColiAdenomatous Polyposis Coli ProteinAnimalsCell Transformation, NeoplasticColorectal NeoplasmsDNA Mutational AnalysisErbB ReceptorsForecastingGenes, SwitchHomeodomain ProteinsHumansLung NeoplasmsMiceNeoplasmsPancreatic NeoplasmsPrecision MedicineAdenomatous Polyposis Coli ProteinAPC protein, humanEGFR protein, humanErbB ReceptorsHomeodomain Proteinspancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1 proteinTrans-Activators

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PMID21286716
OpenAlexW2086023229

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