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ReviewCancer gene therapy2021

Autophagy inhibition is the next step in the treatment of glioblastoma patients following the Stupp era.

Xiaoran Zhang, Christopher P Deibert, Wi-Jin Kim, Emade Jaman, Aparna V Rao, Michael T Lotze, Nduka M Amankulor

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Review in Cancer gene therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% 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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 12 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

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaoran Zhang *Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Christopher P Deibert *Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Wi-Jin KimDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Emade JamanDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Aparna V RaoDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Michael T LotzeDepartment of Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3988-5419
Nduka M AmankulorDepartment of Neurological Surgery, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. amankulornm@upmc.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6217-1954
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center · USUPMC Hillman Cancer Center · US

Funding

Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma is a disease of constitutive autophagyR01CA181450 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI LOTZE, MICHAEL T, ZEH, HERBERT J · 2014 to 2018
$1.6M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA181450
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It has now been nearly 15 years since the last major advance in the treatment of patients with glioma. "The addition of temozolomide to radiotherapy for newly diagnosed glioblastoma resulted in a clinically meaningful and statistically significant survival benefit with minimal additional toxicity". Autophagy is primarily a survival pathway, literally self-eating, that is utilized in response to stress (such as radiation and chemotherapy), enabling clearance of effete protein aggregates and multimolecular assemblies. Promising results have been observed in patients with glioma for over a decade now when autophagy inhibition with chloroquine derivatives coupled with conventional therapy. The application of autophagy inhibitors, the role of immune cell-induced autophagy, and the potential role of novel cellular and gene therapies, should now be considered for development as part of this well-established regimen.

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AutophagyBiomarkers, TumorFemaleGlioblastomaHumansMaleBiomarkers, Tumor

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PMID32759988
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