Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29296193›Full record

ArticleOncotarget2017

TUSC2 downregulates PD-L1 expression in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).

Xiaobo Cao, Yang Zhao, Jing Wang, Bingbing Dai, Emanuela Gentile, Jing Lin, Xingxiang Pu, Lin Ji, Shuhong Wu, Ismail Meraz and 2 more

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Article in Oncotarget, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 21% 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

15 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Upregulation of PD-L1 in Senescence and Aging.Molecular and cellular biology · 2022
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  14. Distinct Prognostic Values of Alcohol Dehydrogenase Family Members for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2018
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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

12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Xiaobo CaoDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Section of Thoracic Molecular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Yang ZhaoDepartment of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Jing WangDepartment of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Bingbing DaiDepartment of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Emanuela GentileDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Section of Thoracic Molecular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Jing LinDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Section of Thoracic Molecular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Xingxiang PuDepartment of Thoracic Medical Oncology, Hunan Cancer Hospital, Changsha, China.
Lin JiDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Section of Thoracic Molecular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Shuhong WuDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Section of Thoracic Molecular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Ismail MerazDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Section of Thoracic Molecular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Mourad MajidiDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Section of Thoracic Molecular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Jack A RothDepartment of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Section of Thoracic Molecular Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USMolecular Oncology (United States) · USHunan Cancer Hospital · CN

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Scott Kopetz · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS--SPORE IN LUNG CANCERP50CA070907 · NCI · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI GIBBONS, DON LYNN · 1996 to 2024
$57.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672NCI NIH HHS P50 CA070907
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Expression of the

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lung cancermTORPD-L1protein translationTUSC2

Identifiers

PMID29296193
PMCPMC5746095
OpenAlexW2771051500

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