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ReviewBioinformation2016

Molecular mechanisms and mode of tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer.

Shazia Ali, Mahmood Rasool, Hani Chaoudhry, Peter N Pushparaj, Prakash Jha, Abdul Hafiz, Maryam Mahfooz, Ghufrana Abdus Sami, Mohammad Azhar Kamal, Sania Bashir and 2 more

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Review in Bioinformation, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 101 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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101citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
8.7field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

101 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 192 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Shazia AliSchool of life science, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.
Mahmood RasoolCenter of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Hani ChaoudhryDepartment of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Center of Innovation in Personalized Medicine, King Fahd Center for Medical Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Peter N PushparajCenter of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
Prakash JhaDepartment of Computer Science, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
Abdul HafizUmmul Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.
Maryam MahfoozDepartment of Computer Science, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
Ghufrana Abdus SamiDepartment of Biotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
Mohammad Azhar KamalKing Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Sania BashirDepartment of Biotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India.
Ashraf AliKing Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Mohammad Sarwar JamalKing Fahd Medical Research Center, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
King Abdulaziz University · SAJamia Millia Islamia · INDepartment of Biotechnology · INJawaharlal Nehru University · INUmm al-Qura University · SA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in women around the globe Tamoxifen is used for the last 40 years as an endocrine therapy for breast cancer. This resulted in the reduction of mortality rate by 30% and it still remains one of the most effective therapies against breast cancer. However, resistance against tamoxifen is still one of the major hurdles in the effective management of breast cancer. Intense research has been conducted in the past decade to further explore its resistance mechanism, but still a lot of research will be needed to effectively alleviate this problem. Several biochemical factors and molecular pathways, such as the modulation of ER signaling, upregulation of growth factors had been observed as key factors for tamoxifen resistance (TR). After, initial therapy of five to ten years, breast cancer patients develops resistance towards this drug. The resistance leads to the development of other cancers like uterine cancer. Here, we briefly explore all the molecular events related to tamoxifen resistance and focus on its mechanism of action as well as other pharmacological approaches to better its beneficial effects in the treatment of breast carcinoma.

Indexed as

Breast carcinomaEndocrine therapyEstrogen receptorTamoxifen resistance

Identifiers

PMID28149048
PMCPMC5267957
OpenAlexW2478846246

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