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ReviewCancer genomics & proteomics

The Role of micro RNAs in Breast Cancer Metastasis: Preclinical Validation and Potential Therapeutic Targets.

Ulrich H Weidle, Steffen Dickopf, Corinna Hintermair, Gwendlyn Kollmorgen, Fabian Birzele, Ulrich Brinkmann

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Review in Cancer genomics & proteomics. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers.

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40citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-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

40 citing papers in PubMed, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Potential biological roles of exosomal non-coding RNAs in breast cancer.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2025
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  7. Significance of metastamiR-10b in breast cancer therapeutics.Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute · 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

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Ulrich H WeidleRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Penzberg, Germany ulrich.brinkmann@roche.com weidle49@t-online.de.
Steffen DickopfRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Large Molecule Research, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Penzberg, Germany.
Corinna HintermairHelmholtz Zentrum, Molecular Epigenetics, Munich, Germany.
Gwendlyn KollmorgenRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Penzberg, Germany.
Fabian BirzeleRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Roche Innovation Center Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
Ulrich BrinkmannRoche Pharma Research and Early Development, Large Molecule Research, Roche Innovation Center Munich, Penzberg, Germany ulrich.brinkmann@roche.com weidle49@t-online.de.
Roche Pharma AG (Germany) · DEHelmholtz Zentrum München · DERoche (Switzerland) · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite the approval of several molecular therapies in the last years, breast cancer-associated death ranks as the second highest in women. This is due to metastatic disease, which represents a challenge for treatment. A better understanding of the molecular mechanisms of metastasis is, therefore, of paramount importance. In this review we summarize the role of micro RNAs (miRs) involved in metastasis of breast cancer. We present an overview on metastasis-promoting, -suppressing and context-dependent miRs with both activities. We have categorized the corresponding miRs according to their target classes, interaction with stromal cells or exosomes. The pathways affected by individual miRs are outlined in regard to in vitro properties, activity in metastasis-related in vivo models and clinical significance. Current approaches that may be suitable for therapeutic inhibition or restauration of miR activity are outlined. Finally, we discuss the delivery bottlenecks which present as a major challenge in nucleic acid (miR)-based therapies.

Indexed as

Breast NeoplasmsExosomesFemaleHumansMicroRNAsStromal CellsMicroRNAsColonization of distinct organsepithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)exosomesmesenchymal-epithelial transition (MET)metastasis-related in vivo modelsmigration and invasionreviewtumor cell/stromal cell interactions

Identifiers

PMID29275360
PMCPMC5822183
OpenAlexW2779072275

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