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ArticleCancer discovery2013

Myeloid TGF-β responsiveness promotes metastases.

Fernando Souza-Fonseca-Guimaraes, Mark J Smyth

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Article in Cancer discovery, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 41% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 5 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.

Fernando Souza-Fonseca-GuimaraesImmunology in Cancer and Infection Laboratory, Queensland Institute of Medical Research, University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia.
Mark J Smyth
University of Queensland · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tumor-induced immune suppression is a major impediment to many potentially effective cancer therapies. TGF-β has previously been described as having both tumor-promoting and tumor-suppressive characteristics. In this issue of Cancer Discovery, Pang and colleagues show that myeloid-specific TGF-β signaling is a critical mediator in tumor metastasis. These findings point to a more specific means to reduce cancer immunosuppression, prevent metastasis, and minimize treatment-related adverse events.

Indexed as

Neoplasm MetastasisSignal TransductionAnimalsHumansMyeloid CellsProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptors, Transforming Growth Factor betaReceptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type IITransforming Growth Factor betaProtein Serine-Threonine KinasesReceptors, Transforming Growth Factor betaReceptor, Transforming Growth Factor-beta Type IITransforming Growth Factor beta

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PMID23928773
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