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ReviewFrontiers in endocrinology2015

Role of IGF1R in Breast Cancer Subtypes, Stemness, and Lineage Differentiation.

Susan M Farabaugh, David N Boone, Adrian V Lee

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Review in Frontiers in endocrinology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 122 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
122citing papers in PubMed
10.1field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

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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

122 citing papers in PubMed, 184 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. In silico approach andContemporary oncology (Poznan, Poland) · 2026
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  12. Associations of Stem Cell Markers with Lobular Involution in Benign Breast Tissue.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2025
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  14. E-Cadherin-Mediated Cell-Cell Adhesion and Invasive Lobular Breast Cancer.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Susan M FarabaughDepartment of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, PA , USA ; Women's Cancer Research Center, Magee-Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, PA , USA.
David N BooneDepartment of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, PA , USA ; Women's Cancer Research Center, Magee-Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, PA , USA.
Adrian V LeeDepartment of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, PA , USA ; Women's Cancer Research Center, Magee-Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, PA , USA ; Department of Human Genetics, University of Pittsburgh , Pittsburgh, PA , USA.
Magee-Womens Research Institute · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · USUPMC Hillman Cancer Center · US

Funding

IRS1 and 2 Signaling in Mammary Development and CancerR01CA094118 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI LEE, ADRIAN V · 2002 to 2015
$3.0M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA094118
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling is fundamental for growth and survival. A large body of evidence (laboratory, epidemiological, and clinical) implicates the exploitation of this pathway in cancer. Up to 50% of breast tumors express the activated form of the type 1 insulin-like growth factor receptor (IGF1R). Breast cancers are categorized into subtypes based upon hormone and ERRB2 receptor expression and/or gene expression profiling. Even though IGF1R influences tumorigenic phenotypes and drug resistance across all breast cancer subtypes, it has specific expression and function in each. In some subtypes, IGF1R levels correlate with a favorable prognosis, while in others it is associated with recurrence and poor prognosis, suggesting different actions based upon cellular and molecular contexts. In this review, we examine IGF1R expression and function as it relates to breast cancer subtype and therapy-acquired resistance. Additionally, we discuss the role of IGF1R in stem cell maintenance and lineage differentiation and how these cell fate influences may alter the differentiation potential and cellular composition of breast tumors.

Indexed as

breast cancer subtypesER+ERBB2+IGF1Rlineagesluminaltriple negative

Identifiers

PMID25964777
PMCPMC4408912
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