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ReviewThe oncologist2015

Targeting the WNT Signaling Pathway in Cancer Therapeutics.

David Tai, Keith Wells, John Arcaroli, Chad Vanderbilt, Dara L Aisner, Wells A Messersmith, Christopher H Lieu

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Review in The oncologist, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 91 papers.

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91citing papers in PubMed
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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

91 citing papers in PubMed.

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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

7 authors.

David TaiDivision of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore; Division of Medical Oncology and Department of Pathology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Keith WellsDivision of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore; Division of Medical Oncology and Department of Pathology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
John ArcaroliDivision of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore; Division of Medical Oncology and Department of Pathology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Chad VanderbiltDivision of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore; Division of Medical Oncology and Department of Pathology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Dara L AisnerDivision of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore; Division of Medical Oncology and Department of Pathology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Wells A MessersmithDivision of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore; Division of Medical Oncology and Department of Pathology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Christopher H LieuDivision of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Centre Singapore, Singapore, Singapore; Division of Medical Oncology and Department of Pathology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colorado, USA Christopher.Lieu@ucdenver.edu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The WNT signaling cascade is integral in numerous biological processes including embryonic development, cell cycle regulation, inflammation, and cancer. Hyperactivation of WNT signaling secondary to alterations to varying nodes of the pathway have been identified in multiple tumor types. These alterations converge into increased tumorigenicity, sustained proliferation, and enhanced metastatic potential. This review seeks to evaluate the evidence supporting the WNT pathway in cancer, the therapeutic strategies in modulating this pathway, and potential challenges in drug development.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntineoplastic Agentsbeta CateninClinical Trials as TopicHumansIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplasmsWnt Signaling PathwayAntineoplastic Agentsbeta CateninCTNNB1 protein, humanDKK1 protein, humanIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsDrug developmentFrizzledSignal transductionWNTβ-Catenin

Identifiers

PMID26306903
PMCPMC4591954

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