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ArticleAmerican journal of medical genetics. Part A2020

Advancing RAS/RASopathy therapies: An NCI-sponsored intramural and extramural collaboration for the study of RASopathies.

Andrea M Gross, Megan Frone, Karen W Gripp, Bruce D Gelb, Lisa Schoyer, Lisa Schill, Beth Stronach, Leslie G Biesecker, Dominic Esposito, Edjay Ralph Hernandez and 12 more

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Article in American journal of medical genetics. Part A, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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39citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 7% 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

39 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 60 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

22 authors at 10 institutions in 2 countries.

Andrea M GrossPediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.
Megan FroneClinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland.
Karen W GrippDepartment of Genetics, Division of Pediatrics, Al duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware.
Bruce D GelbDepartment of Pediatrics, Mindich Child Health and Development Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
Lisa SchoyerRASopathies Network, Altadena, California.ORCID 0000-0002-7193-7429
Lisa SchillRASopathies Network, Altadena, California.
Beth StronachRASopathies Network, Altadena, California.
Leslie G BieseckerMedical Genomics and Metabolic Genetics Branch, National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0002-0197-3811
Dominic EspositoNCI RAS Initiative, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, Maryland.
Edjay Ralph HernandezPediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.
Eric LegiusLaboratory for Neurofibromatosis Research, Department of Human Genetics, KU Leuven University Hospital, Leuven, Belgium.
Mignon L LohDepartment of Pediatrics, Benioff Children's Hospital and the Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
Staci MartinPediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.
Deborah K MorrisonLaboratory of Cell and Developmental Signaling, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, Maryland.
Katherine A RauenDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Genomic Medicine, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California.ORCID 0000-0003-1719-7228
Pamela L WoltersPediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.
Dina ZandCenter for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, Maryland.
Frank McCormickNCI RAS Initiative, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, Maryland.
Sharon A SavageClinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0001-6006-0740
Douglas R StewartClinical Genetics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0001-8193-1488
Brigitte C WidemannPediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.
Marielle E YohePediatric Oncology Branch, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland.ORCID 0000-0001-5356-9426
National Cancer Institute · USFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research · USLight Prescriptions Innovators (United States) · USCenter for Drug Evaluation and Research · USCenter for Human Genetics · USChild Health and Development Institute · USCommunity Health Systems - Dupont Hospital · USNational Human Genome Research Institute · USUniversity of California Davis Medical Center · USUniversity of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

Clinical Genetic Studies of Familial and Hereditary Cancer SyndromesZIACP010144 · NCI · DIVISION OF CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY AND GENETICS · PI SAVAGE, SHARON A. · 2009 to 2025
$111.8M
Rare & Mosaic Disorders - Clinical ResearchZIAHG200388 · NHGRI · NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE · PI BIESECKER, LESLIE · 2013 to 2025
$17.3M
Regulation of Ras-Dependent Signal Transduction PathwaysZIABC010329 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI MORRISON, DEBORAH · 2009 to 2025
$16.1M
Pediatric Oncology Branch Behvioral Science CoreZIDBC011517 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI GLOD, JOHN · 2013 to 2025
$15.6M
Therapy for NF1-Related Tumors and other Genetic Tumor Predisposition SyndromesZIABC010801 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI WIDEMANN, BRIGITTE · 2009 to 2020
$13.8M
Role of Protein Scaffolds in RTKRas-dependent Signal TransductionZIABC011107 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI MORRISON, DEBORAH · 2009 to 2025
$7.3M
Pediatric Heart Disease: Getting from Mutations to TherapeuticsR35HL135742 · NHLBI · ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI · PI GELB, BRUCE D · 2017 to 2023
$6.1M
Advancing RAS and RASopathy TherapiesZIABC011869 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI YOHE, MARIELLE · 2019 to 2025
$2.2M
Intramural NIH HHS ZIA CP010144NHLBI NIH HHS R35 HL135742
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RASopathies caused by germline pathogenic variants in genes that encode RAS pathway proteins. These disorders include neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), Noonan syndrome (NS), cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome (CFC), and Costello syndrome (CS), and others. RASopathies are characterized by heterogenous manifestations, including congenital heart disease, failure to thrive, and increased risk of cancers. Previous work led by the NCI Pediatric Oncology Branch has altered the natural course of one of the key manifestations of the RASopathy NF1. Through the conduct of a longitudinal cohort study and early phase clinical trials, the MEK inhibitor selumetinib was identified as the first active therapy for the NF1-related peripheral nerve sheath tumors called plexiform neurofibromas (PNs). As a result, selumetinib was granted breakthrough therapy designation by the FDA for the treatment of PN. Other RASopathy manifestations may also benefit from RAS targeted therapies. The overall goal of Advancing RAS/RASopathy Therapies (ART), a new NCI initiative, is to develop effective therapies and prevention strategies for the clinical manifestations of the non-NF1 RASopathies and for tumors characterized by somatic RAS mutations. This report reflects discussions from a February 2019 initiation meeting for this project, which had broad international collaboration from basic and clinical researchers and patient advocates.

Indexed as

Molecular Targeted TherapyMutationBiomarkers, TumorCostello SyndromeEctodermal DysplasiaFaciesFailure to ThriveHeart Defects, CongenitalHumansIntersectoral CollaborationNational Cancer Institute (U.S.)Neurofibromatosis 1Noonan Syndromeras ProteinsResearch ReportSignal TransductionBiomarkers, Tumorras Proteinscardiofaciocutaneous syndromeCostello syndromeNoonan syndromeRas/MAP kinase pathwayRASopathies

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PMID31913576
PMCPMC7456498
OpenAlexW2999748190

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