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ReviewMolecular cancer therapeutics2012

Novel therapies for metastatic renal cell carcinoma: efforts to expand beyond the VEGF/mTOR signaling paradigm.

Sumanta Kumar Pal, Stephen Williams, David Y Josephson, Courtney Carmichael, Nicholas J Vogelzang, David I Quinn

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Review in Molecular cancer therapeutics, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. Cystic Duct Metastasis from Renal Cell Carcinoma.Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) · 2018
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  6. Emerging Role of MicroRNAs in mTOR Signaling.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2017
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  16. Tivozanib in the treatment of renal cell carcinoma.Biologics : targets & therapy · 2013
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Sumanta Kumar PalDivision of Genitourinary Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology & Experimental Therapeutics, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, 1500 East Duarte Road, Duarte, CA 91010, USA. spal@coh.org
Stephen Williams
David Y Josephson
Courtney Carmichael
Nicholas J Vogelzang
David I Quinn

Funding

USC/NORRIS COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER (CORE) SUPPORTP30CA014089 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI Fumito Ito · 1985 to 2026
$181.4M
Oncology Research Career Development ProgramK12CA001727 · NCI · CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER · PI MORTIMER, JOANNE E. · 1992 to 2024
$14.6M
NCI NIH HHS K12-2K12CA001727-16A1NCI NIH HHS K12 CA001727NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014089NCI NIH HHS P30CA014089
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

With six agents approved for metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) within the past 5 years, there has undoubtedly been progress in treating this disease. However, the goal of cure remains elusive, and the agents nearest approval (i.e., axitinib and tivozanib) abide by the same paradigm as existing drugs (i.e., inhibition of VEGF or mTOR signaling). The current review will focus on investigational agents that diverge from this paradigm. Specifically, novel immunotherapeutic strategies will be discussed, including vaccine therapy, cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen 4 (CTLA4) blockade, and programmed death-1 (PD-1) inhibition, as well as novel approaches to angiogenesis inhibition, such as abrogation of Ang/Tie-2 signaling. Pharmacologic strategies to block other potentially relevant signaling pathways, such as fibroblast growth factor receptor or MET inhibition, are also in various stages of development. Although VEGF and mTOR inhibition have dramatically improved outcomes for patients with mRCCs, a surge above the current plateau with these agents will likely require exploring new avenues.

Indexed as

Angiogenesis InhibitorsCancer VaccinesCarcinoma, Renal CellDrug TherapyHumansKidney NeoplasmsNeoplasm MetastasisSignal TransductionTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AAngiogenesis InhibitorsCancer VaccinesMTOR protein, humanTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesVascular Endothelial Growth Factor A

Identifiers

PMID22351744
PMCPMC3297694

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