Evidence map›Paper›PMID 24591817›Full record

ReviewDrug design, development and therapy2014

Paclitaxel: new uses for an old drug.

Dongshan Zhang, Ruhao Yang, Shixuan Wang, Zheng Dong

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readReview
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Review in Drug design, development and therapy, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03891693 (Biomimetic), which is not on this map. Cited by 75 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
75citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

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.

NCT03891693 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2018, after this paper: background citation

Biomimetic (SUPERA) Stent and Drug Eluting Balloon (Passeo 18 Lux) to Treat Recurrent Cephalic Arch Stenosis

TypeinterventionalSponsorSingapore General HospitalRan2018 to 2021Enrolled20ConditionsBrachiocephalic Vein StenosisArmsPasseo-18 Lux and SUPERA® stent
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

75 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 151 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Drug-Coated Balloon vs. Stent forFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2021
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  11. Strategies in Taxol Development: A Review.Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry · 2025
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  18. Modifications of Nanobubble Therapy for Cancer Treatment.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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15 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

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Dongshan ZhangDepartments of Emergency Medicine and Nephrology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China ; Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University and Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA, USA.
Ruhao YangDepartments of Emergency Medicine and Nephrology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China.
Shixuan WangDepartment of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University and Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA, USA.
Zheng DongDepartments of Emergency Medicine and Nephrology, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, People's Republic of China ; Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Regents University and Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, Augusta, GA, USA.
Central South University · CNCharlie Norwood VA Medical Center · USSecond Xiangya Hospital of Central South University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Paclitaxel (Taxol), one of the most important anticancer drugs, has been used for therapy of different types of cancers. Mechanistically, paclitaxel arrests cell cycle and induces cell death by stabilizing microtubules and interfering with microtubule disassembly in cell division. Recently, it has been found that low-dose paclitaxel seems promising in treating non-cancer diseases, such as skin disorders, renal and hepatic fibrosis, inflammation, axon regeneration, limb salvage, and coronary artery restenosis. Future studies need to understand the mechanisms underlying these effects in order to design therapies with specificity.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicCoronary RestenosisHumansInflammationLimb SalvageNerve RegenerationPaclitaxelPulmonary FibrosisToll-Like Receptor 4Antineoplastic Agents, PhytogenicPaclitaxelToll-Like Receptor 4coronary artery restenosisfibrosiskidneylimb salvagetaxol inflammation

Identifiers

PMID24591817
PMCPMC3934593
OpenAlexW2052399749

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