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ArticleOncogene2019

Targeting colon cancer with the novel STAT3 inhibitor bruceantinol.

Ning Wei, Jun Li, Cheng Fang, Jin Chang, Vasiliki Xirou, Nick K Syrigos, Benjamin J Marks, Edward Chu, John C Schmitz

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Article in Oncogene, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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46citing papers in PubMed
6.9field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

46 citing papers in PubMed, 85 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Ning WeiDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. chinaweining@yahoo.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2723-4061
Jun LiBasic Medical Science College, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, China.
Cheng FangComputational Modeling & Simulation Program, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9767-2043
Jin ChangDepartment of Oncology, Taishan Medical University, Taian City, China.
Vasiliki XirouUniversity of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
Nick K SyrigosUniversity of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece.
Benjamin J MarksDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Edward ChuDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
John C SchmitzDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. schmitzjc@upmc.edu.
University of Pittsburgh · USNational and Kapodistrian University of Athens · GRLiaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNTaishan Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

STAT3, a transcriptional mediator of oncogenic signaling, is constitutively active in ~70% of human cancers. The development of STAT3 inhibitors remains an active area of research as no inhibitors have yet to be approved for the treatment of human cancer. Herein, we revealed that bruceantinol (BOL) is a novel STAT3 inhibitor demonstrating potent antitumor activity in in vitro and in vivo human colorectal cancer (CRC) models. BOL strongly inhibited STAT3 DNA-binding ability (IC

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AnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCell SurvivalColonic NeoplasmsDose-Response Relationship, DrugFemaleGene Expression RegulationHCT116 CellsHumansMiceMolecular Docking SimulationProtein BindingQuassinsSTAT3 Transcription FactorAntineoplastic AgentsbruceantinolQuassinsSTAT3 protein, humanSTAT3 Transcription Factor

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PMID30348989
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