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ReviewBBA clinical2015

The fate of chemoresistance in triple negative breast cancer (TNBC).

Elma A O'Reilly, Luke Gubbins, Shiva Sharma, Riona Tully, Matthew Ho Zhing Guang, Karolina Weiner-Gorzel, John McCaffrey, Michele Harrison, Fiona Furlong, Malcolm Kell and 1 more

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Review in BBA clinical, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 202 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
202citing papers in PubMed
12.7field-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

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

202 citing papers in PubMed, 377 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Elma A O'ReillyUCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science (SMMS), Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland ; Department of Surgery, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin 7, Ireland.
Luke GubbinsUCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science (SMMS), Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Shiva SharmaUCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science (SMMS), Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland ; Department of Surgery, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin 7, Ireland.
Riona TullyUCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science (SMMS), Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Matthew Ho Zhing GuangUCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science (SMMS), Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Karolina Weiner-GorzelUCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science (SMMS), Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
John McCaffreyDepartment of Oncology, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin 7, Ireland.
Michele HarrisonDepartment of Pathology, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin 7, Ireland.
Fiona FurlongSchool of Pharmacy, Queens University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, UK.
Malcolm KellDepartment of Surgery, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin 7, Ireland.
Amanda McCannUCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, UCD School of Medicine and Medical Science (SMMS), Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
University College Dublin · IEMater Misericordiae University Hospital · IEQueen's University Belfast · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTreatment options for women presenting with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) are limited due to the lack of a therapeutic target and as a result, are managed with standard chemotherapy such as paclitaxel (Taxol®). Following chemotherapy, the ideal tumour response is apoptotic cell death. Post-chemotherapy, cells can maintain viability by undergoing viable cellular responses such as cellular senescence, generating secretomes which can directly enhance the malignant phenotype. SCOPE OF REVIEW: How tumour cells retain viability in response to chemotherapeutic engagement is discussed. In addition we discuss the implications of this retained tumour cell viability in the context of the development of recurrent and metastatic TNBC disease. Current adjuvant and neo-adjuvant treatments available and the novel potential therapies that are being researched are also reviewed. MAJOR

conclusionsCellular senescence and cytoprotective autophagy are potential mechanisms of chemoresistance in TNBC. These two non-apoptotic outcomes in response to chemotherapy are inextricably linked and are neglected outcomes of investigation in the chemotherapeutic arena. Cellular fate assessments may therefore have the potential to predict TNBC patient outcome. GENERAL SIGNIFICANCE: Focusing on the fact that cancer cells can bypass the desired cellular apoptotic response to chemotherapy through cellular senescence and cytoprotective autophagy will highlight the importance of targeting non-apoptotic survival pathways to enhance chemotherapeutic efficacy.

Indexed as

Cellular fatesCellular senescenceChemoresistanceHypoxiaTriple negative breast cancer (TNBC)

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PMID26676166
PMCPMC4661576
OpenAlexW2156871941

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