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ReviewCells2019

mTOR Signalling in Head and Neck Cancer: Heads Up.

Fiona H Tan, Yuchen Bai, Pierre Saintigny, Charbel Darido

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In one paragraph

Review in Cells, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
51citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

51 citing papers in PubMed, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Rapamycin Targets Cancer Stem Cells to Decrease Cisplatin Resistance in a Head and Neck Cancer Mouse Xenograft Model.Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology · 2026
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  11. BRAT1 - a new therapeutic target for glioblastoma.Cellular and molecular life sciences : CMLS · 2025
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  14. Prediction of severe radiation-induced oral mucositis in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma using the combined systemic immune-inflammatory index and prognostic nutritional index.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2024
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  16. Prognostic value of the systemic immune-inflammation index, systemic inflammation response index, and prognostic nutritional index in head and neck cancer.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Fiona H TanDivision of Cancer Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Grattan Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia. fiona.tan@petermac.org.
Yuchen BaiDivision of Cancer Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Grattan Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia. yuchen.bai@petermac.org.
Pierre SaintignyUniv Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, INSERM 1052, CNRS 5286, Centre Léon Bérard, Centre de recherche en cancérologie de Lyon, 69008 Lyon, France. Pierre.SAINTIGNY@lyon.unicancer.fr.
Charbel DaridoDivision of Cancer Research, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Grattan Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia. charbel.darido@petermac.org.
Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre · AUThe University of Melbourne · AUUniversité Claude Bernard Lyon 1 · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signalling pathway is a central regulator of metabolism in all cells. It senses intracellular and extracellular signals and nutrient levels, and coordinates the metabolic requirements for cell growth, survival, and proliferation. Genetic alterations that deregulate mTOR signalling lead to metabolic reprogramming, resulting in the development of several cancers including those of the head and neck. Gain-of-function mutations in

Indexed as

Head and Neck NeoplasmsSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesAnimalsCell Line, TumorGain of Function MutationHumansLoss of Function MutationMiceSignal TransductionMTOR protein, humanmTOR protein, mouseTOR Serine-Threonine Kinasesbiomarkersclinical trialshead and neck cancermetabolismmTOR signallingmutant genestargeted therapies

Identifiers

PMID30970654
PMCPMC6523933
OpenAlexW2940370942

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Registered trials

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