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ReviewThe FEBS journal2011

A guide to taming a toxin--recombinant immunotoxins constructed from Pseudomonas exotoxin A for the treatment of cancer.

John E Weldon, Ira Pastan

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Review in The FEBS journal, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 139 papers.

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139citing papers in PubMed
7.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

139 citing papers in PubMed, 238 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Taming Bacterial Toxins into an Anticancer Platform.Biochemical and biophysical research communications · 2025
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  19. Targeting the Inside of Cells with Biologicals: Toxin Routes in a Therapeutic Context.BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2023
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79 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

John E WeldonLaboratory of Molecular Biology, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-4264, USA.
Ira Pastan
Center for Cancer Research · US

Funding

Immunotoxin Therapy of Solid and Hematopoietic Tumors: Preclinical StudiesZIABC008753 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI PASTAN, IRA · 2009 to 2024
$33.1M
Intramural NIH HHS Z99 CA999999NCI NIH HHS Y99 CA999999
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pseudomonas exotoxin A (PE) is a highly toxic protein secreted by the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The modular structure and corresponding mechanism of action of PE make it amenable to extensive modifications that can redirect its potent cytotoxicity from disease to a therapeutic function. In combination with a variety of artificial targeting elements, such as receptor ligands and antibody fragments, PE becomes a selective agent for the elimination of specific cell populations. This review summarizes our current understanding of PE, its intoxication pathway, and the ongoing efforts to convert this toxin into a treatment for cancer.

Indexed as

ADP Ribose TransferasesBacterial ToxinsExotoxinsHumansImmunotoxinsNeoplasmsProtein ConformationPseudomonas aeruginosaPseudomonas aeruginosa Exotoxin ARecombinant Fusion ProteinsVirulence FactorsADP Ribose TransferasesBacterial ToxinsExotoxinsImmunotoxinsPseudomonas aeruginosa Exotoxin ARecombinant Fusion ProteinsVirulence Factors

Identifiers

PMID21585657
PMCPMC3179548
OpenAlexW1886985639

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