ReviewTheranostics2015
Theranostic impact of NG2/CSPG4 proteoglycan in cancer.
Review in Theranostics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers.
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52 citing papers in PubMed, 77 citations in OpenAlex.
- Generation of an NG2 targeting bispecific antibody for the induction of T-cell immunity against melanoma.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Article
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- Decoding the Cellular Heterogeneity and Malignant Progression of Human Penile Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Single-Cell RNA Sequencing.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Melanoma/CSPG4-Enhanced Collagen-Mediated Contact Guidance Requires Mutant Active BRAF and the CSPG4 Core Protein Cytoplasmic Domain.Cellular and molecular bioengineering · 2026Article
- Profiling of Extracellular Vesicles of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Reveals Proteins Associated With Osimertinib Resistance.Journal of extracellular vesicles · 2026Article
- Exploring Emerging Therapeutic Targets in Osteosarcoma by Revisiting the Immune and Cancer-Intrinsic Hallmarks of Cancer.Cancers · 2025Review
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- Single-cell multi-dimensional data analysis decodes RNF19A-mediated drug resistance in rheumatoid arthritis fibroblast-like synoviocytes: mechanisms and biological insights.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2025Article
- A translational perspective of the malignant hematopoietic proteoglycome.Cell & bioscience · 2025Review
- Computational analysis of the structural-functional dynamics of a Co-receptor proteoglycan.Frontiers in molecular biosciences · 2025Article
- Macrophages producing chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan-4 induce neuro-cardiac junction impairment in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.The Journal of pathology · 2025Article
- Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4 increases invasion of recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa-associated cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma by modifying transforming growth factor-β signalling.The British journal of dermatology · 2024Article
- Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan 4 (CSPG4) as an Emerging Target for Immunotherapy to Treat Melanoma.Cancers · 2024Review
- C-Myc/H19/miR-29b axis downregulates nerve/glial (NG)2 expression in glioblastoma multiforme.Molecular therapy. Nucleic acids · 2024Article
- A chimeric human/dog-DNA vaccine against CSPG4 induces immunity with therapeutic potential in comparative preclinical models of osteosarcoma.Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy · 2023Article
- The participation of tumor residing pericytes in oral squamous cell carcinoma.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- VT68.2: An Antibody to Chondroitin Sulfate Proteoglycan 4 (CSPG4) Displays Reactivity against a Tumor-Associated Carbohydrate Antigen.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- Neuron-Glial Antigen 2 Participates in Liver Fibrosis via Regulating the Differentiation of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell to Myofibroblast.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023Article
- CHST11-modified chondroitin 4-sulfate as a potential therapeutic target for glioblastoma.American journal of cancer research · 2023Article
- Current status and future challenges of CAR-T cell therapy for osteosarcoma.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Review
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Abstract
NG2/CSPG4 is an unusual cell-membrane integral proteoglycan widely recognized to be a prognostic factor, a valuable tool for ex vivo and non-invasive molecular diagnostics and, by virtue of its tight association with malignancy, a tantalizing therapeutic target in several tumour types. Although the biology behind its involvement in cancer progression needs to be better understood, implementation of NG2/CSPG4 in the routine clinical practice is attainable and has the potential to contribute to an improved individualized management of cancer patients. In this context, its polymorphic nature seems to be particularly valuable in the effort to standardize informative diagnostic procedures and consolidate forcible immunotherapeutic treatment strategies. We discuss here the underpinnings for this potential and highlight the benefits of taking advantage of the intra-tumour and inter-patient variability in the regulation of NG2/CSPG4 expression. We envision that NG2/CSPG4 may effectively be exploited in therapeutic interventions aimed at averting resistance to target therapy agents and at interfering with secondary lesion formation and/or tumour recurrence.
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