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ReviewTrends in pharmacological sciences2020

Unintended Effects of GPCR-Targeted Drugs on the Cancer Phenotype.

Abigail C Cornwell, Michael E Feigin

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Review in Trends in pharmacological sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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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

18 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Do GPCRs constitute the target of 30% of newly approved drugs in Germany?Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2026
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  8. GPCR Biased Signaling in Cancer.Handbook of experimental pharmacology · 2026
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  13. Lorazepam Stimulates IL6 Production and Is Associated with Poor Survival Outcomes in Pancreatic Cancer.Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Abigail C CornwellDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Michael E FeiginDepartment of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY, USA. Electronic address: Michael.Feigin@roswellpark.org.

Funding

Two-Spirit Films in Indigenous Cancer HealthP30CA016056 · NCI · ROSWELL PARK CANCER INSTITUTE CORP · PI CANDACE S JOHNSON · 1985 to 2026
$116.6M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016056
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are the most common class of therapeutic targets, accounting for ~35% of all FDA-approved drugs. Cancer patients receive numerous medications not only to combat cancer but also to alleviate pain, nausea, and anxiety, many of which target GPCRs. Emerging evidence has implicated GPCRs as drivers of cancer progression, therapeutic resistance, and metastasis. Therefore, the effects of commonly prescribed GPCR-targeted drugs must be reevaluated in the context of cancer. Epidemiological and experimental evidence indicate that widely used GPCR-targeted drugs may promote or inhibit cancer progression. It is crucial that we more fully understand the indirect effects of GPCR-targeted drugs on the cancer phenotype. This review summarizes recent advances in characterizing these interactions and highlights future research opportunities.

Indexed as

NeoplasmsPharmaceutical PreparationsDrug Delivery SystemsHumansPhenotypeReceptors, G-Protein-CoupledPharmaceutical PreparationsReceptors, G-Protein-Coupledcancerdrug targetsGPCRGPCR drugsG protein-coupled receptor

Identifiers

PMID33198923
PMCPMC7672258

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