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ArticleOncogene2017

Activated MEK cooperates with Cdkn2a and Pten loss to promote the development and maintenance of melanoma.

H Yang, D A Kircher, K H Kim, A H Grossmann, M W VanBrocklin, S L Holmen, J P Robinson

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Article in Oncogene, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 17% 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

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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

16 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. VersatileProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  2. The Roles of PTEN in Melanoma Suppression.Pigment cell & melanoma research · 2025
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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

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

H YangHormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, MN, USA.
D A KircherHuntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
K H KimHormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, MN, USA.
A H GrossmannDepartment of Pathology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
M W VanBrocklinHuntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
S L HolmenHuntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
J P RobinsonHormel Institute, University of Minnesota, Austin, MN, USA.
University of Utah · USHormel (United States) · USARUP Laboratories (United States) · USUniversity of Minnesota · US

Funding

Efficacy of combined inhibition of BRAF, MEK, and FAK in melanoma patient derived xenograftsR01CA121118 · NCI · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI Sheri L Holmen · 2007 to 2026
$4.7M
Defining the role of mutant IDH in glioma initiation and maintenanceR01NS075155 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI HOLMEN, SHERI L · 2011 to 2016
$1.7M
Defining the role of BRAF in glioma initiation and maintenanceR01NS073870 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI HOLMEN, SHERI L · 2011 to 2016
$1.7M
The Role of the Small GTPase ARF6 in Oncogenic Signaling and TumorigenesisK08CA188563 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI GROSSMANN, ALLIE H. · 2015 to 2019
$902k
NCI NIH HHS K08 CA188563NCI NIH HHS R01 CA121118NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS073870NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS075155
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of targeted inhibitors, vemurafenib and dabrafenib, has led to improved clinical outcome for melanoma patients with BRAF

Indexed as

AnimalsCell Line, TumorCell Transformation, NeoplasticCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p18FemaleHumansIndolesMaleMAP Kinase Kinase 1MelanocytesMelanoma, ExperimentalMice, Inbred C57BLMice, TransgenicMutation, MissenseNeoplasm TransplantationBRAF protein, humanCDKN2A protein, humanCyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p16Cyclin-Dependent Kinase Inhibitor p18IndolesMAP2K1 protein, humanMAP Kinase Kinase 1Protein Kinase InhibitorsProto-Oncogene Proteins B-rafPTEN PhosphohydrolasePTEN protein, humanSulfonamidesVemurafenib

Identifiers

PMID28263969
PMCPMC5501768
OpenAlexW2594657632

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