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ReviewCancer biology & medicine2014

Inhibition of human esophageal squamous cell carcinomas by targeted silencing of tumor enhancer genes: an overview.

Jalil Pirayesh Islamian, Mohsen Mohammadi, Behzad Baradaran

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Review in Cancer biology & medicine, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 28% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jalil Pirayesh Islamian1 Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Tabriz, East Asarbeidjan, Iran ; 2 Department of Radiation, School of Paramedicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; 3 Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Mohsen Mohammadi1 Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Tabriz, East Asarbeidjan, Iran ; 2 Department of Radiation, School of Paramedicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; 3 Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Behzad Baradaran1 Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Tabriz, East Asarbeidjan, Iran ; 2 Department of Radiation, School of Paramedicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; 3 Immunology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Esophageal cancer has been reported as the ninth most common malignancy and ranks as the sixth most frequent cause of death worldwide. Esophageal cancer treatment involves surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or combination therapy. Novel strategies are needed to boost the oncologic outcome. Recent advances in the molecular biology of esophageal cancer have documented the role of genetic alterations in tumorigenesis. Oncogenes serve a pivotal function in tumorigenesis. Targeted therapies are directed at the unique molecular signature of cancer cells for enhanced efficacy with low toxicity. RNA interference (RNAi) technology is a powerful tool for silencing endogenous or exogenous genes in mammalian cells. Related results have shown that targeting oncogenes with siRNAs, specifically the mRNA, effectively reduces tumor cell proliferation and induces apoptotic cell death. This article will briefly review studies on silencing tumor enhancer genes related to the induction of esophageal cancer.

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Esophageal carcinomaionizing radiation (IR)oncogenesiRNAtargeted therapy

Identifiers

PMID25009749
PMCPMC4069799
OpenAlexW1572054126

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