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ReviewEndocrine reviews2017

New Perspectives on Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma: Toward a Molecular Classification.

Joakim Crona, David Taïeb, Karel Pacak

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In one paragraph

Review in Endocrine reviews, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 181 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
181citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
26.5field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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

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

181 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 313 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Response to targeted radionuclide therapy with [Frontiers in endocrinology · 2022
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  3. Multidisciplinary practice guidelines for the diagnosis, genetic counseling and treatment of pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2021
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  7. Journal of the Endocrine Society · 2026
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  13. The evolving roles of pathologists in paragangliomas and pheochromocytomas.Virchows Archiv : an international journal of pathology · 2026
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  17. Expanding the therapeutic horizon ofNagoya journal of medical science · 2025
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121 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

3 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Joakim CronaSection on Medical Neuroendocrinology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health.
David TaïebDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, La Timone University Hospital, European Center for Research in Medical Imaging, Aix Marseille Université, France.
Karel PacakSection on Medical Neuroendocrinology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health.
Aix-Marseille Université · FREunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · USUppsala University · SE

Funding

Diagnosis, Pathophysiology And Molecular Biology of Pheochromocytoma and ParagangliomaZIAHD008735 · NICHD · EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT · PI PACAK, KAREL · 2009 to 2024
$28.4M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A molecular biology-based taxonomy has been proposed for pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PPGL). Data from the Cancer Genome Atlas revealed clinically relevant prognostic and predictive biomarkers and stratified PPGLs into three main clusters. Each subgroup has a distinct molecular-biochemical-imaging signature. Concurrently, new methods for biochemical analysis, functional imaging, and medical therapies have also become available. The research community now strives to match the cluster biomarkers with the best intervention. The concept of precision medicine has been long awaited and holds great promise for improved care. Here, we review the current and future PPGL classifications, with a focus on hereditary syndromes. We discuss the current strengths and shortcomings of precision medicine and suggest a condensed manual for diagnosis and treatment of both adult and pediatric patients with PPGL. Finally, we consider the future direction of this field, with a particular focus on how advanced molecular characterization of PPGL can improve a patient's outcome, including cures and, ultimately, disease prevention.

Indexed as

Adrenal Gland NeoplasmsBiomarkers, TumorGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesMutationParagangliomaPheochromocytomaPrecision MedicineBiomarkers, Tumor

Identifiers

PMID28938417
PMCPMC5716829
OpenAlexW2743282746

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