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ArticleClinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research2015

PLEKHA5: A Key to Unlock the Blood-Brain Barrier?

Sylvia C Eisele, Corey M Gill, Ganesh M Shankar, Priscilla K Brastianos

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Article in Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% 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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sylvia C EiseleDivision of Neuro-Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Corey M GillDivision of Neuro-Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Ganesh M ShankarDepartment of Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
Priscilla K BrastianosDivision of Neuro-Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. pbrastianos@mgh.harvard.edu.
Massachusetts General Hospital · US

Funding

Training Program in Nervous System TumorsK12CA090354 · NCI · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI PLOTKIN, SCOTT R · 2001 to 2025
$16.3M
NCI NIH HHS K12CA090354
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Brain metastases represent a devastating complication of melanoma. Our understanding of the mechanisms driving metastasis to the brain is limited. PLEKHA5 functions as a regulator of brain metastasis in melanoma, and further investigation is warranted to explore the use of PLEKHA5 as a potential therapeutic target.

Indexed as

Brain NeoplasmsFemaleHumansIntracellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMaleMelanomaIntracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins

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PMID25779946
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