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ReviewBiomolecules2020

Targeting Receptors on Cancer Cells with Protein Toxins.

Antonella Antignani, Eric Chun Hei Ho, Maria Teresa Bilotta, Rong Qiu, Robert Sarnvosky, David J FitzGerald

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Review in Biomolecules, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers.

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28citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 13% 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

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 64 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Targeting the Inside of Cells with Biologicals: Toxin Routes in a Therapeutic Context.BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2023
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  19. Treatment of ovarian cancer with modified anthrax toxin.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Antonella AntignaniBiotherapy Section, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Center of Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH., 37 Convent Dr, Room 5124, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Eric Chun Hei HoBiotherapy Section, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Center of Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH., 37 Convent Dr, Room 5124, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3307-9830
Maria Teresa BilottaBiotherapy Section, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Center of Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH., 37 Convent Dr, Room 5124, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0293-7214
Rong QiuBiotherapy Section, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Center of Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH., 37 Convent Dr, Room 5124, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
Robert SarnvoskyBiotherapy Section, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Center of Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH., 37 Convent Dr, Room 5124, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
David J FitzGeraldBiotherapy Section, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Center of Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, NIH., 37 Convent Dr, Room 5124, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
National Cancer Institute · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cancer cells frequently upregulate surface receptors that promote growth and survival. These receptors constitute valid targets for intervention. One strategy involves the delivery of toxic payloads with the goal of killing those cancer cells with high receptor levels. Delivery can be accomplished by attaching a toxic payload to either a receptor-binding antibody or a receptor-binding ligand. Generally, the cell-binding domain of the toxin is replaced with a ligand or antibody that dictates a new binding specificity. The advantage of this "immunotoxin" approach lies in the potency of these chimeric molecules for killing cancer cells. However, receptor expression on normal tissue represents a significant obstacle to therapeutic intervention.

Indexed as

AnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalCell SurvivalHumansImmunotoxinsLigandsNeoplasmsProtein BindingReceptors, Cell SurfaceToxins, BiologicalAntibodies, MonoclonalImmunotoxinsLigandsReceptors, Cell SurfaceToxins, Biologicalcancerdiphtheriaimmunotoxinpseudomonasreceptorricintoxin

Identifiers

PMID32957689
PMCPMC7563326
OpenAlexW3085123053

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