Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32244922›Full record

ReviewCells2020

Parallels of Resistance between Angiogenesis and Lymphangiogenesis Inhibition in Cancer Therapy.

Dennis Jones

Open access · goldAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Cells, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
27citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 11% 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, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Chlorogenic acid suppresses angiogenesis in 4T1 breast tumorsResearch in pharmaceutical sciences · 2026
    Article
  3. Review
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Review
  7. Phenolic-rich fraction ofToxicology reports · 2025
    Article
  8. Lymphatic transport in anti-tumor immunity and metastasis.The Journal of experimental medicine · 2025
    Review
  9. Article
  10. Review
  11. Decorin suppresses tumor lymphangiogenesis: A mechanism to curtail cancer progression.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2024
    Article
  12. Article
  13. Article
  14. Review
  15. Article
  16. Review
  17. Review
  18. Review
  19. Article
  20. Review
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

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dennis JonesDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, 670 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1401-9701
Boston University · US

Funding

Understanding the mechanisms of immune suppression in lymph node metastasesK22CA230315 · NCI · BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS · PI JONES, DENNIS · 2018 to 2020
$566k
NCI NIH HHS K22 CA230315NCI NIH HHS K22CA230315
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metastasis is the primary cause of cancer-related mortality. Cancer cells primarily metastasize via blood and lymphatic vessels to colonize lymph nodes and distant organs, leading to worse prognosis. Thus, strategies to limit blood and lymphatic spread of cancer have been a focal point of cancer research for several decades. Resistance to FDA-approved anti-angiogenic therapies designed to limit blood vessel growth has emerged as a significant clinical challenge. However, there are no FDA-approved drugs that target tumor lymphangiogenesis, despite the consequences of metastasis through the lymphatic system. This review highlights several of the key resistance mechanisms to anti-angiogenic therapy and potential challenges facing anti-lymphangiogenic therapy. Blood and lymphatic vessels are more than just conduits for nutrient, fluid, and cancer cell transport. Recent studies have elucidated how these vasculatures often regulate immune responses. Vessels that are abnormal or compromised by tumor cells can lead to immunosuppression. Therapies designed to improve lymphatic vessel function while limiting metastasis may represent a viable approach to enhance immunotherapy and limit cancer progression.

Indexed as

LymphangiogenesisAngiogenesis InhibitorsEndothelial CellsHumansImmunomodulationNeoplasmsNeovascularization, PathologicAngiogenesis Inhibitorsangiogenesislymphangiogenesismetastasistreatment resistance

Identifiers

PMID32244922
PMCPMC7140636
OpenAlexW3012361936

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.