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ReviewCancer gene therapy2020

PIK3CA gene aberrancy and role in targeted therapy of solid malignancies.

Owen Willis, Khalil Choucair, Abdurahman Alloghbi, Laura Stanbery, Rex Mowat, F Charles Brunicardi, Lance Dworkin, John Nemunaitis

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Review in Cancer gene therapy, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
27citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 15% 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

27 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Owen WillisDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH, 43614, USA.
Khalil ChoucairDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Kansas School of Medicine, Wichita, KS, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8145-3754
Abdurahman AlloghbiDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH, 43614, USA.
Laura StanberyDivision of Hematology and Medical Oncology, University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH, USA.
Rex MowatToledo Clinic Cancer Centers, Toledo, OH, USA.
F Charles BrunicardiDepartment of Surgery, University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH, USA.
Lance DworkinDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH, 43614, USA.
John NemunaitisDivision of Hematology and Medical Oncology, University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Toledo, OH, USA. johnnemunaitis@gmail.com.
University of Toledo · USToledo Clinic Cancer Center · USUniversity of Kansas · USUniversity of Toledo Medical Center · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Phosphoinositide kinases (PIKs) are a group of lipid kinases that are important upstream activators of various signaling pathways that drive oncogenesis. Hyperactivation of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathways-either via mutations or genomic amplification-confers key oncogenic activity, essential for the development and progression of several solid tumors. Alterations in the PIK3CA gene are associated with poor prognosis of solid malignancies. Contradictory reports exist in the literature regarding the prognostic value of PIK3CA in aggressive cancers, but most available data highlights an important role of PIK3CA mutation in mediating tumorigenesis via increased signaling of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR survival pathway. Several inhibitors of PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathways have been investigated as potential therapeutic options in solid malignancies. This article reviews the role of PIK3CA mutations and inhibitors of the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway in cancer and examines association with the clinico-pathological parameters and prognosis.

Indexed as

AnimalsClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesFemaleHumansMaleMutationNeoplasmsPrognosisClass I Phosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPIK3CA protein, human

Identifiers

PMID31988478
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