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ArticleOncotarget2018

Cav3.1 overexpression is associated with negative characteristics and prognosis in non-small cell lung cancer.

Aleksi Suo, Allison Childers, Adrijana D'Silva, Lars F Petersen, Shannon Otsuka, Michelle Dean, Haocheng Li, Emeka K Enwere, Brant Pohorelic, Alexander Klimowicz and 4 more

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Article in Oncotarget, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 33% 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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Aleksi SuoDepartment of Oncology, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Allison ChildersTranslational Laboratories, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Adrijana D'SilvaDepartment of Oncology, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Lars F PetersenTranslational Laboratories, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Shannon OtsukaDepartment of Oncology, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Michelle DeanTranslational Laboratories, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Haocheng LiDepartment of Oncology, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Emeka K EnwereTranslational Laboratories, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Brant PohorelicFunctional Tissue Imaging Unit, Translational Laboratory, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Alexander KlimowiczFunctional Tissue Imaging Unit, Translational Laboratory, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Ivana A SouzaDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Jawed HamidDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
Gerald W ZamponiDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute and Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
DGwyn BebbDepartment of Oncology, Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada.
University of Calgary · CAAlberta Children's Hospital · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionVoltage-gated calcium channels (VGCC) have been found to be differentially expressed in several different tumor types, but their role in tumor growth, malignant invasion, metastases and impact on clinical outcomes has not been clarified. MATERIALS AND

methodsFrom a cohort database of 193 patients with early-stage NSCLC, 163 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded specimens were available for analysis to construct tissue microarrays. Cav3.1 protein expression was detected using fluorescence immunohistochemistry, and quantified using automated image acquisition and analysis.

resultsAmong the cohort of 193 NSCLC patients, adenocarcinoma (53.9%) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) (30.1%) were the most common histologies. There was no difference between SCC and non-SCC subtypes in overall survival (OS) or relapse-free survival (RFS); 74.2 vs 90.1 months (

conclusionsCav3.1 overexpression is a potential biomarker for poorer patient outcomes. These results bring supportive evidence for calcium channels inducing an aggressive phenotype in NSCLC and potentially may serve as a therapeutic target in overexpressing tumors.

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Cav3.1NSCLCT-type VGCC

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PMID29492218
PMCPMC5823575
OpenAlexW2783195230

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