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ReviewFrontiers in oncology2014

Molecular therapeutic approaches for pediatric acute myeloid leukemia.

Sarah K Tasian, Jessica A Pollard, Richard Aplenc

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Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
23citing papers in PubMed
2.4field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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.

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

23 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Diagnostic value of circular RNAs as promising hematological biomarkers in acute myeloid leukemia: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2025
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  15. Experimental hematology & oncology · 2018
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  19. Collaborative Efforts Driving Progress in Pediatric Acute Myeloid Leukemia.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2015
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sarah K TasianDivision of Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, PA , USA.
Jessica A PollardDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Seattle Children's Hospital, University of Washington , Seattle, WA , USA.
Richard AplencDivision of Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, PA , USA.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · USUniversity of Washington · US

Funding

Research Training in Childhood CancerT32CA128583 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI Eric Alejandro Sweet-Cordero · 2007 to 2026
$6.0M
Toxicity Monitoring on Phase III Trials with Administrative DataR01CA165277 · NCI · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI APLENC, RICHARD · 2012 to 2015
$1.8M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA165277NCI NIH HHS T32 CA128583
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Approximately two-thirds of children with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) are cured with intensive multi-agent chemotherapy. However, refractory and relapsed AML remains a significant source of childhood cancer mortality, highlighting the need for new therapies. Further therapy intensification with traditional cytotoxic chemotherapy in pediatric AML is not feasible given the risks of both short-term and long-term organ dysfunction. Substantial emphasis has been placed upon the development of molecularly targeted therapeutic approaches for adults and children with high-risk subtypes of AML with the goal of improving remission induction and minimizing relapse. Several promising agents are currently in clinical testing or late preclinical development for AML, including monoclonal antibodies against leukemia cell surface proteins, kinase inhibitors, proteasome inhibitors, epigenetic agents, and chimeric antigen receptor engineered T cell immunotherapies. Many of these therapies have been specifically tested in children with relapsed/refractory AML in Phase 1 and 2 trials with a smaller number of new agents under Phase 3 evaluation for children with de novo AML. Although successful identification and implementation of new drugs for children with AML remain a formidable challenge, enthusiasm for novel molecular therapeutic approaches is great given the potential for significant clinical benefit for children who do not have other curative options.

Indexed as

acute myeloid leukemiaclinical trialdemethylating agentsmonoclonal antibodiespediatricprecision medicinetargeted therapytyrosine kinase inhibitors

Identifiers

PMID24672775
PMCPMC3957536
OpenAlexW2116562208

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