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ArticlePloS one2018

Higher expression of miR-133b is associated with better efficacy of erlotinib as the second or third line in non-small cell lung cancer patients.

Alessandra Bisagni, Maria Pagano, Sally Maramotti, Francesca Zanelli, Martina Bonacini, Elena Tagliavini, Luca Braglia, Massimiliano Paci, Andrea Mozzarelli, Stefania Croci

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Article in PloS one, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Cell Behavior of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Is at EGFR and MicroRNAs Hands.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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  10. The Roles of MicroRNA in Lung Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Alessandra BisagniPathology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8484-7871
Maria PaganoOncology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Sally MaramottiClinical Immunology, Allergy and Advanced Biotechnologies Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Francesca ZanelliOncology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Martina BonaciniClinical Immunology, Allergy and Advanced Biotechnologies Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Elena TagliaviniPathology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Luca BragliaScientific Directorate, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Massimiliano PaciThoracic Surgery Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Andrea MozzarelliDepartment of Food and Drug, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
Stefania CrociClinical Immunology, Allergy and Advanced Biotechnologies Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy.
Azienda Sanitaria Unità Locale di Reggio Emilia · ITUniversity of Parma · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) tyrosine kinase inhibitors (gefitinib, erlotinib and afatinib) are indicated as first-line therapy in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors harbor activating mutations in the EGFR gene. Erlotinib is also used in second and third-line therapy for patients whose tumors have wild type EGFR but to date there are no validated biomarkers useful to identify which patients may benefit from this treatment. The expression level of four miRNAs: miR-133b, -146a, -7 and -21 which target EGFR was investigated by real-time PCR in tumor specimens from NSCLC patients treated with erlotinib administered as the second or third line. We found that miR-133b expression level better discriminated responder from non-responder patients to erlotinib. Higher levels of miR-133b in NSCLCs were associated with longer progression-free survival time of patients. Functional analyses on miR-133b through transfection of a miR-133b mimic in A549 and H1299 NSCLC cell lines indicated that increasing miR-133b expression level led to a decreased cell growth and altered morphology but did not affect sensitivity to erlotinib. The detection of miR-133b expression levels in tumors help in the identification of NSCLC patients with a better prognosis and who are likely to benefit from second and third-line therapy with erlotinib.

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A549 CellsAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkers, PharmacologicalCarcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungCell Line, TumorChemotherapy, AdjuvantCohort StudiesErlotinib HydrochlorideFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMicroRNAsMiddle AgedBiomarkers, PharmacologicalErlotinib HydrochlorideMicroRNAsMIRN133 microRNA, human

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PMID29689091
PMCPMC5916492
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