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ReviewMolecular and cellular endocrinology2017

Stress-induced EGF receptor signaling through STAT3 and tumor progression in triple-negative breast cancer.

Nikolas Balanis, Cathleen R Carlin

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Review in Molecular and cellular endocrinology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 20% 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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. Role of EGF Receptor Regulatory Networks in the Host Response to Viral Infections.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nikolas BalanisDepartments of Physiology and Biophysics, USA; Molecular Biology and Microbiology, USA.
Cathleen R CarlinDepartments of Physiology and Biophysics, USA; Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44106, USA. Electronic address: cathleen.carlin@case.edu.
Case Western Reserve University · USMolecular Biology Consortium · US

Funding

TUMOR METABOLISM PROGRAMP30CA043703 · NCI · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI MARK R CHANCE · 1987 to 2026
$142.3M
CLEVELAND TRAINING PROGRAM IN CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCHT32HL007653 · NHLBI · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI DUBYAK, GEORGE R · 1988 to 2008
$3.5M
Modulation of Rab7-Dependent Degradative Pathways by Novel Adenovirus ProteinR01GM081498 · NIGMS · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY · PI CARLIN, CATHLEEN R · 2009 to 2012
$1.3M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA043703NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007653NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM081498
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Elevated STAT3 activity is a hallmark of many epithelial carcinomas particularly in breast cancers where it is known to contribute to tumor progression through a variety of context-dependent biological responses. However, its role downstream of stress-exposed EGF receptors (EGFR) that are transactivated in endosomes independent of exogenous ligand has not been studied. This review discusses how STAT3 signaling induced by therapeutic stress in EGFR-driven triple-negative breast cancers (TNBC) might override normal epithelial homeostatic mechanisms and provide a survival advantage for tumor cells before they leave the primary tumor and spread to distant sites. Despite continued improvements in breast cancer treatment strategies, TNBC is still associated with poor prognosis and high risk of distant recurrence and death. Understanding EGFR-STAT3 signaling mechanisms regulating the earliest steps of tumor progression is a key to discovery of new targeted therapies against TNBC.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAntineoplastic AgentsCell ProliferationCell SurvivalDisease ProgressionDrug Resistance, NeoplasmErbB ReceptorsFemaleHumansRecurrenceSignal TransductionSTAT3 Transcription FactorTriple Negative Breast NeoplasmsAntineoplastic AgentsEGFR protein, humanErbB ReceptorsSTAT3 protein, humanSTAT3 Transcription FactorCancerEGF receptorSTAT3Stress responsesTriple-negative breast

Identifiers

PMID28088463
PMCPMC5469704
OpenAlexW2573670549

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