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ReviewOncotarget2016

The emerging role of FTY720 (Fingolimod) in cancer treatment.

Christopher White, Heba Alshaker, Colin Cooper, Matthias Winkler, Dmitri Pchejetski

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Review in Oncotarget, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 91 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
91citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
9.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

91 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 170 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. The Role of Ceramide and Sphingolipid Metabolism in Cancer Therapeutics.Journal of oncology research and therapy · 2024
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  15. Therapeutic Potential of Fingolimod in Diabetes Mellitus and Its Chronic Complications.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2024
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  16. Pharmacological Effects of FTY720 and its Derivatives.Current topics in medicinal chemistry · 2024
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31 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Christopher WhiteSchool of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Heba AlshakerDepartment of Pharmacology and Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of Petra, Amman, Jordan.
Colin CooperSchool of Medicine, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
Matthias WinklerDepartment of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Dmitri PchejetskiSchool of Medicine, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.
Imperial College London · GBUniversity of East Anglia · GBPetra University · JO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

FTY720 (Fingolimod) is a clinically approved immunomodulating therapy for multiple sclerosis that sequesters T-cells to lymph nodes through functional antagonism of sphingosine-1-phosphate 1 receptor. FTY720 also demonstrates a proven efficacy in multiple in vitro and in vivo cancer models, suggesting a potential therapeutic role in cancer patients. A potential anticancer mechanism of FTY720 is through the inhibition of sphingosine kinase 1, a proto-oncogene with in vitro and clinical cancer association. In addition, FTY720's anticancer properties may be attributable to actions on several other molecular targets. This study focuses on reviewing the emerging evidence regarding the anticancer properties and molecular targets of FTY720. While the clinical transition of FTY720 is currently limited by its immune suppression effects, studies aiming at FTY720 delivery and release together with identifying its key synergetic combinations and relevant patient subsets may lead to its rapid introduction into the clinic.

Indexed as

AnimalsFingolimod HydrochlorideHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsNeoplasmsPrognosisProto-Oncogene MasSignal TransductionFingolimod HydrochlorideImmunosuppressive AgentsMAS1 protein, humanProto-Oncogene MascancerfingolimodFTY720sphingolipidsphingosine kinase

Identifiers

PMID27036015
PMCPMC5029614
OpenAlexW2345133451

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