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Trial reportPloS one2014

Cutaneous epithelial tumors induced by vemurafenib involve the MAPK and Pi3KCA pathways but not HPV nor HPyV viral infection.

Eric Frouin, Bernard Guillot, Marion Larrieux, Ariane Tempier, Nathalie Boulle, Vincent Foulongne, Céline Girard, Valérie Costes, Jérome Solassol

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Trial report in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Review
  3. The Biology and Clinical Features of Cutaneous Polyomaviruses.The Journal of investigative dermatology · 2019
    Review
  4. Article
  5. Expedited drug review process: Fast, but flawed.Journal of pharmacology & pharmacotherapeutics
    Article
  6. Article
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

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Eric FrouinDepartment of Biopathology, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France; University of Montpellier I, Montpellier, France.
Bernard GuillotUniversity of Montpellier I, Montpellier, France; Department of Dermatology, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France; U1058, INSERM, University of Montpellier I, Montpellier, France.
Marion LarrieuxDepartment of Biopathology, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
Ariane TempierDepartment of Biopathology, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
Nathalie BoulleDepartment of Biopathology, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France; University of Montpellier I, Montpellier, France.
Vincent FoulongneUniversity of Montpellier I, Montpellier, France; U1058, INSERM, University of Montpellier I, Montpellier, France; Department of Virology, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France.
Céline GirardUniversity of Montpellier I, Montpellier, France; Department of Dermatology, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France; U1058, INSERM, University of Montpellier I, Montpellier, France.
Valérie CostesDepartment of Biopathology, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France; University of Montpellier I, Montpellier, France; U1058, INSERM, University of Montpellier I, Montpellier, France.
Jérome SolassolDepartment of Biopathology, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier, France; University of Montpellier I, Montpellier, France; Department of Clinical Oncoproteomics, Montpellier Cancer Institute (ICM), Montpellier, France.
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier · FRInserm · FRUniversité de Montpellier · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The inhibitors of mutant BRAF that are used to treat metastatic melanoma induce squamoproliferative lesions. We conducted a prospective histopathological and molecular study on 27 skin lesions from 12 patients treated with vemurafenib. Mutation hot spots in HRAS, NRAS, KRAS, BRAF, and Pi3KCA were screened. HPV and HPyV infection status were also determined. The lesions consisted of 19 verrucal papillomas, 1 keratoacanthoma and 7 squamous cell carcinomas. No mutations were found within BRAF and NRAS. KRAS, HRAS, and Pi3KCA oncogenic mutations were found in 10 (83.3%), 7 (58.3%), and 4 (33.3%) patients respectively; however, these mutations were not consistent within all tumors of a given patient. Pi3KCA mutation was always associated with a mutation in HRAS. Finally, no correlation was found between the mutated gene or type of mutation and the type of cutaneous tumor or clinical response to vemurafenib. P16 protein level was not indicative of HPV infection. HPV was detected in only two lesions. Two cases had MCPyV, and one had HPyV7. In conclusion, neither HPV nor HPyV seem to be involved in the development of squamoproliferative lesions induced by verumafenib. By contrast, HRAS and KRAS play a predominant role in the physiopathology of these tumors.

Indexed as

HumansIndolesMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNuclear ProteinsPapillomaviridaePolyomavirusProspective StudiesProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafSignal TransductionSkin NeoplasmsSulfonamidesTranscription FactorsVemurafenibIndolesMitogen-Activated Protein KinasesNuclear ProteinsPI3KCA protein, humanProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafSulfonamidesTranscription FactorsVemurafenib

Identifiers

PMID25360634
PMCPMC4215900
OpenAlexW2076946926

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