Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29104272›Full record

ReviewCancers2017

Evolving Therapeutic Strategies to Exploit Chromosome Instability in Cancer.

Laura L Thompson, Lucile M-P Jeusset, Chloe C Lepage, Kirk J McManus

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In one paragraph

Review in Cancers, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
52citing papers in PubMed
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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

52 citing papers in PubMed, 73 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Non-cell-autonomous mechanisms of tumor initiation and relapse by chromosomal instability.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  11. Hyper-Dependence on NHEJ Enables Synergy between DNA-PK Inhibitors and Low-Dose Doxorubicin in Leiomyosarcoma.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2023
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  17. The Role of Non-Coding RNAs in Chromosomal Instability in Cancer.The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics · 2023
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  18. Chromosomal instability in adult-type diffuse gliomas.Acta neuropathologica communications · 2022
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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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Laura L ThompsonDepartment of Biochemistry & Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada. laura.thompson@umanitoba.ca.
Lucile M-P JeussetDepartment of Biochemistry & Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada. jeussetl@myumanitoba.ca.
Chloe C LepageDepartment of Biochemistry & Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada. lepagec@myumanitoba.ca.
Kirk J McManusDepartment of Biochemistry & Medical Genetics, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada. Kirk.McManus@umanitoba.ca.ORCID 0000-0003-0081-8737
CancerCare Manitoba · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer is a devastating disease that claims over 8 million lives each year. Understanding the molecular etiology of the disease is critical to identify and develop new therapeutic strategies and targets. Chromosome instability (CIN) is an abnormal phenotype, characterized by progressive numerical and/or structural chromosomal changes, which is observed in virtually all cancer types. CIN generates intratumoral heterogeneity, drives cancer development, and promotes metastatic progression, and thus, it is associated with highly aggressive, drug-resistant tumors and poor patient prognosis. As CIN is observed in both primary and metastatic lesions, innovative strategies that exploit CIN may offer therapeutic benefits and better outcomes for cancer patients. Unfortunately, exploiting CIN remains a significant challenge, as the aberrant mechanisms driving CIN and their causative roles in cancer have yet to be fully elucidated. The development and utilization of CIN-exploiting therapies is further complicated by the associated risks for off-target effects and secondary cancers. Accordingly, this review will assess the strengths and limitations of current CIN-exploiting therapies, and discuss emerging strategies designed to overcome these challenges to improve outcomes and survival for patients diagnosed with cancer.

Indexed as

cancerchromosome instabilitycombinatorial chemotherapyintratumoral heterogeneityprecision medicinesynthetic lethality

Identifiers

PMID29104272
PMCPMC5704169
OpenAlexW2766401179

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Registered trials

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