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ArticleOncotarget2018

IL-8 associates with a pro-angiogenic and mesenchymal subtype in glioblastoma.

Siobhan Conroy, Frank A E Kruyt, Michiel Wagemakers, Krishna P L Bhat, Wilfred F A den Dunnen

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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 25 papers.

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25citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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

25 citing papers in PubMed, 33 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Perspective of mesenchymal transformation in glioblastoma.Acta neuropathologica communications · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Siobhan ConroyDepartment of Pathology and Medical Biology, Division of Pathology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Frank A E KruytDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Michiel WagemakersDepartment of Medical Oncology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
Krishna P L BhatDepartment of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Wilfred F A den DunnenDepartment of Pathology and Medical Biology, Division of Pathology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
University Medical Center Groningen · NLThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USUniversity of Groningen · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma (GBM) is a highly aggressive brain tumor characterized by a high rate of vascularization. However, therapeutic targeting of the vasculature through anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) treatment has been disappointing, for which Angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) upregulation has partly been held accountable. In this study we therefore explored the interplay of Ang-2 and VEGFA and their effect on angiogenesis in GBM, especially in the context of molecular subclasses. In a large patient cohort we identified that especially combined high expression of Ang-2 and VEGFA predicted poor overall survival of GBM patients. The high expression of both factors was also associated with increased IL-8 expression in GBM tissues, but

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PMID29644004
PMCPMC5884659
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