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ReviewCancer cell2015

Emerging strategies for treating brain metastases from breast cancer.

David P Kodack, Vasileios Askoxylakis, Gino B Ferraro, Dai Fukumura, Rakesh K Jain

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Review in Cancer cell, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 96 papers.

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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

96 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Targetable S100-RAGE Signaling Mediates Intrinsic Trastuzumab Deruxtecan Resistance in Metastatic Breast Cancer.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2026
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  5. Biological profile of breast cancer brain metastasis.Acta neuropathologica communications · 2025
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  16. Identification of Key Genes Associated with Brain Metastasis from Breast Cancer: A Bioinformatics Analysis.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2022
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36 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

David P KodackEdwin L. Steele Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Vasileios AskoxylakisEdwin L. Steele Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Gino B FerraroEdwin L. Steele Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Dai FukumuraEdwin L. Steele Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA.
Rakesh K JainEdwin L. Steele Laboratory, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02114, USA. Electronic address: jain@steele.mgh.harvard.edu.

Funding

TISSUE CoreP50CA098131 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI PARK, BEN HO, PIETENPOL, JENNIFER A · 2003 to 2024
$48.7M
Vascular Normalization: Rolse of Perivascular CellsP01CA080124 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI JAIN, RAKESH K. · 2000 to 2016
$35.0M
TRD3: Percutaneous and Interstitial ImagingP41EB015903 · NIBIB · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI Brett E Bouma · 2012 to 2026
$22.4M
Probing Tumor Microenvironment Using NanotechnologyR01CA126642 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI JAIN, RAKESH K. · 2008 to 2012
$8.3M
NO in Tumor Angiogenesis,Microcirculation &Rad.TherapyR01CA096915 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI FUKUMURA, DAI · 2002 to 2012
$3.0M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA080124NCI NIH HHS P50 CA098131NCI NIH HHS R01 CA096915NCI NIH HHS R01-CA096915NCI NIH HHS R01 CA126642NCI NIH HHS R01-CA126642NIBIB NIH HHS P41 EB015903
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brain metastasis is an end stage in breast cancer progression. Traditional treatment options have minimal efficacy, and overall survival is on the order of months. The incidence of brain metastatic disease is increasing with the improved management of systemic disease and prolongation of survival. Unfortunately, the targeted therapies that control systemic disease have diminished efficacy against brain lesions. There are reasons to be optimistic, however, as emerging therapies have shown promise in preclinical and early clinical settings. This review discusses recent advances in breast cancer brain metastasis therapy and potential approaches for successful treatment.

Indexed as

Brain NeoplasmsBreast NeoplasmsErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesFemaleHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyPathology, MolecularErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine Kinases

Identifiers

PMID25670078
PMCPMC4325273

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