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ArticleTheranostics2018

Ultrasound Molecular Imaging of VEGFR-2 in Clear-Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Tracks Disease Response to Antiangiogenic and Notch-Inhibition Therapy.

Juan D Rojas, Fanglue Lin, Yun-Chen Chiang, Anna Chytil, Diana C Chong, Victoria L Bautch, W Kimryn Rathmell, Paul A Dayton

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Article in Theranostics, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Juan D RojasJoint Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Fanglue LinJoint Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Yun-Chen ChiangLineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Anna ChytilDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Diana C ChongCurriculum in Genetics and Molecular Biology, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Victoria L BautchLineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
W Kimryn RathmellDepartment of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee.
Paul A DaytonJoint Department of Biomedical Engineering, The University of North Carolina and North Carolina State University, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
North Carolina State University · USVanderbilt University Medical Center · USUNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer CenterUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

Virology Research Program (Program 4)P30CA016086 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI David Darr · 1985 to 2026
$201.5M
Tumor Immunology and Microenvironment Research ProgramP30CA068485 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI STACIE B DUSETZINA · 1995 to 2026
$172.8M
Vanderbilt Mouse Metabolic Physiology CenterU24DK059637 · NIDDK · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI WASSERMAN, DAVID H · 2001 to 2015
$14.9M
MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR CONTROL OF ANGIOGENESISR35HL139950 · NHLBI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BAUTCH, VICTORIA L · 2018 to 2024
$6.4M
Vanderbilt Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping CenterU2CDK059637 · NIDDK · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI WASSERMAN, DAVID H · 2016 to 2021
$6.3M
Exploiting Notch inhibition as a mechanism to overcome resistance in ccRCCR21CA184387 · NCI · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI RATHMELL, WENDY KIMRYN · 2015 to 2016
$345k
Novel Ultrasound Molecular Imaging for Assessment of Tumor Response to TherapyF31CA196216 · NCI · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI ROJAS, JUAN DAVID · 2015 to 2017
$97k
NCI NIH HHS F31 CA196216NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016086NCI NIH HHS P30 CA068485NCI NIH HHS R21 CA184387NHLBI NIH HHS R35 HL139950NIDDK NIH HHS U24 DK059637NIDDK NIH HHS U2C DK059637
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metastatic clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) affects thousands of patients worldwide each year. Antiangiogenic therapy has been shown to have beneficial effects initially, but resistance is eventually developed. Therefore, it is important to accurately track the response of cancer to different therapeutics in order to appropriately adjust the therapy to maximize efficacy. Change in tumor volume is the current gold standard for determining efficacy of treatment. However, functional variations can occur much earlier than measurable volume changes. Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) is an important tool for assessing tumor progression and response to therapy, since it can monitor functional changes in the physiology. In this study, we demonstrate how ultrasound molecular imaging (USMI) can accurately track the evolution of the disease and molecular response to treatment.

Indexed as

Angiogenesis InhibitorsAnimalsCarcinoma, Renal CellContrast MediaFemaleImmunohistochemistryKidney NeoplasmsMiceMolecular ImagingPlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2Angiogenesis InhibitorsContrast MediaPlatelet Endothelial Cell Adhesion Molecule-1Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-2Antiangiogenic Therapy.Contrast-Enhanced UltrasoundNotch InhibitionResponse to TherapyUltrasound Molecular Imaging

Identifiers

PMID29290798
PMCPMC5743465
OpenAlexW2770190850

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