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ArticleJournal of biological rhythms2017

Cell-intrinsic, Bmal1-dependent Circadian Regulation of Temozolomide Sensitivity in Glioblastoma.

Emily A Slat, Jasmin Sponagel, Luciano Marpegan, Tatiana Simon, Najla Kfoury, Albert Kim, Andrea Binz, Erik D Herzog, Joshua B Rubin

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Article in Journal of biological rhythms, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 53 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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53citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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.

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

53 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 86 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Temozolomide Chronotherapy in Glioma: A Systematic Review.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2023
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  7. Targeting Cryptochromes in Chronic Diseases.Cell biology international · 2025
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  16. Circadian rhythm disruption and endocrine-related tumors.World journal of clinical oncology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

Emily A SlatDepartment of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Jasmin SponagelDepartment of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Luciano MarpeganDepartment of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Tatiana SimonDepartment of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Najla KfouryDepartment of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Albert KimDepartment of Neurosurgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Andrea BinzDepartment of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Erik D HerzogDepartment of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Joshua B RubinDepartment of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Washington University in St. Louis · US

Funding

Multiscale Modeling of the Mammalian Circadian Clock: The Role of GABA SignalingU01EB021956 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS AMHERST · PI HENSON, MICHAEL, HERZOG, ERIK · 2016 to 2019
$1.8M
MECHANISMS AND MODELING OF NETWORKED CIRCADIAN PACEMAKER SYNCHRONIZATIONR01GM096873 · NIGMS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI DOYLE, FRANCIS J, HENSON, MICHAEL · 2011 to 2014
$1.1M
CRCNS: The balance between robustness and sensitivity in circadian synchronyR01NS095367 · NINDS · WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY · PI HERZOG, ERIK · 2015 to 2017
$566k
NIBIB NIH HHS U01 EB021956NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM096873NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS095367
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The safety and efficacy of chemotherapeutics can vary as a function of the time of their delivery during the day. This study aimed to improve the treatment of glioblastoma (GBM), the most common brain cancer, by testing whether the efficacy of the DNA alkylator temozolomide (TMZ) varies with the time of its administration. We found cell-intrinsic, daily rhythms in both human and mouse GBM cells. Circadian time of treatment affected TMZ sensitivity of murine GBM tumor cells in vitro. The maximum TMZ-induced DNA damage response, activation of apoptosis, and growth inhibition occurred near the daily peak in expression of the core clock gene Bmal1. Deletion of Bmal1 (Arntl) abolished circadian rhythms in gene expression and TMZ-induced activation of apoptosis and growth inhibition. These data indicate that tumor cell-intrinsic circadian rhythms are common to GBM tumors and can regulate TMZ cytotoxicity. Optimization of GBM treatment by timing TMZ administration to daily rhythms should be evaluated in prospective clinical trials.

Indexed as

Gene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAnimalsAntineoplastic Agents, AlkylatingApoptosisARNTL Transcription FactorsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCircadian RhythmDacarbazineDNA RepairDrug Administration ScheduleGlioblastomaHumansMicePeriod Circadian ProteinsTemozolomideAntineoplastic Agents, AlkylatingARNTL Transcription FactorsBMAL1 protein, humanBmal1 protein, mouseDacarbazinePer2 protein, mousePeriod Circadian ProteinsTemozolomideastrocytomaBmal1 genecancerDNA repairGBMH2AXPeriod2 gene

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PMID28470120
PMCPMC6410359
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