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ArticleOncotarget2016

Sunitinib-induced morpho-functional changes and drug effectiveness in malignant solitary fibrous tumours.

Rosalin D Spagnuolo, Silvia Brich, Fabio Bozzi, Elena Conca, Chiara Castelli, Marcella Tazzari, Roberta Maestro, Monica Brenca, Ambra V Gualeni, Annunziata Gloghini and 4 more

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Article in Oncotarget, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 16% 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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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

8 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Lumbosacral spinal solitary fibrous tumors: compartment-specific surgical considerations and recurrence patterns in 60 systematically reviewed cases.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2026
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  3. [Research progress of intraspinal solitary fibrous tumor].Zhongguo xiu fu chong jian wai ke za zhi = Zhongguo xiufu chongjian waike zazhi = Chinese journal of reparative and reconstructive surgery · 2023
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  4. ISG15 as a prognostic biomarker in solitary fibrous tumour.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rosalin D SpagnuoloLaboratory of Experimental Molecular Pathology, Department of Diagnostic Pathology and Laboratory, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Silvia BrichMOSE-DEA, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy.
Fabio BozziLaboratory of Experimental Molecular Pathology, Department of Diagnostic Pathology and Laboratory, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Elena ConcaLaboratory of Experimental Molecular Pathology, Department of Diagnostic Pathology and Laboratory, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Chiara CastelliDepartment of Experimental Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Unit of Immunotherapy of Human Tumours, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Marcella TazzariDepartment of Experimental Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Unit of Immunotherapy of Human Tumours, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Roberta MaestroExperimental Oncology 1, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy.
Monica BrencaExperimental Oncology 1, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy.
Ambra V GualeniDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology and Laboratory, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Annunziata GloghiniDepartment of Diagnostic Pathology and Laboratory, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Silvia StacchiottiAdult Mesenchymal Tumour and Rare Cancer Medical Oncology Unit, Cancer Medicine Department, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Marco A PierottiScientific Directorate, Fondazione Città della Speranza, Padua, Italy.
Silvana PilottiLaboratory of Experimental Molecular Pathology, Department of Diagnostic Pathology and Laboratory, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Tiziana NegriLaboratory of Experimental Molecular Pathology, Department of Diagnostic Pathology and Laboratory, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori · ITCentro di Riferimento Oncologico · ITCittà della Speranza Foundation · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sunitinib improves the outcomes of patients with solitary fibrous tumours (SFTs). The aim of this study was to investigate and contextualise sunitinib-induced morpho-functional changes in order to gain insights into the drug's mechanism of action.To this end, four surgical specimens obtained from two sunitinib-responsive patients with malignant SFT, and one primary cell culture obtained from fresh tumoral tissue and its stabilised cell line, were studied by means of immunohistochemistry, bright field in situ hybridisation, immunofluorescence/confocal microscopy, and biochemistry.The post-sunitinib surgical samples were characterised by two biologically relevant morpho-functional changes: clear areas and necrotic foci. The first were associated with the attenuation/loss of PDGFRB expression and decreased mTOR signalling, and corresponded to a pathological response. The second were associated with the over-expression of PDGFRB and VEGFA, strong mTOR signalling activation, and the appearance of HIF1α expression, hallmarks of pathological progression. The analysis clearly showed that sunitinib reduces the vascular supply network and inhibits tumoral cells. It also either induces autophagy, thus favouring drug response, or impairs autophagy as a result of lysosome sequestration, thus favouring disease progression. These distinct autophagic events were associated with different myeloid immune contextures. Finally, we also found that PDGFRB is one of the components of a complex that includes Beclin 1 and VPS34.The results of these tissue-based analyses provide new insights into sunitinib's mechanism of action in SFT patients.

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Angiogenesis InhibitorsAntineoplastic AgentsAutophagyDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleHumansIndolesMalePyrrolesSolitary Fibrous TumorsSunitinibTranscriptomeAngiogenesis InhibitorsAntineoplastic AgentsIndolesPyrrolesSunitinibautophagyefficacy of sunitinibimmune cellsmalignant solitary fibrous tumours

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PMID27304187
PMCPMC5216702
OpenAlexW2400682432

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