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ReviewCurrent opinion in pharmacology2018

The evolving role of DNA inter-strand crosslinks in chemotherapy.

Halley B Rycenga, David T Long

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Review in Current opinion in pharmacology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 42 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

42 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Halley B RycengaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA.
David T LongDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA. Electronic address: longdt@musc.edu.

Funding

South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute (SCTR)UL1TR001450 · NCATS · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI BRADY, KATHLEEN T., FLUME, PATRICK A · 2015 to 2024
$41.1M
South Carolina Clinical & Translational Research Institute (SCTR)TL1TR001451 · NCATS · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI FEGHALI-BOSTWICK, CAROL A. · 2015 to 2024
$4.6M
Connecting BRCA1 functions with DNA crosslink sensitivityR35GM119512 · NIGMS · MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA · PI LONG, DAVID THOMAS · 2016 to 2025
$3.9M
NCATS NIH HHS TL1 TR001451NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001450NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM119512
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

DNA crosslinking agents make up a broad class of chemotherapy agents that target rapidly dividing cancer cells by disrupting DNA synthesis. These drugs differ widely in both chemical structure and biological effect. In cells, crosslinking agents can form multiple types of DNA lesions with varying efficiencies. Inter-strand crosslinks (ICLs) are considered to be the most cytotoxic lesion, creating a covalent roadblock to replication and transcription. Despite over 50 years in the clinic, the use of crosslinking agents that specialize in the formation of ICLs remains limited, largely due to high toxicity in patients. Current ICL-based therapeutics have focused on late-stage and drug-resistant tumors, or localized treatments that limit exposure. In this article, we review the development of clinical crosslinking agents, our understanding of how cells respond to different lesions, and the potential to improve ICL-based chemotherapeutics in the future.

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsCross-Linking ReagentsDNAFurocoumarinsHumansMechlorethamineMitomycinsNeoplasmsAntineoplastic AgentsCross-Linking ReagentsDNAFurocoumarinsMechlorethamineMitomycins

Identifiers

PMID29679802
PMCPMC6108900

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