Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33202760›Full record

ReviewPharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Beyond

Cristina Borzi, Giulia Galli, Monica Ganzinelli, Diego Signorelli, Claudio Vernieri, Marina Chiara Garassino, Gabriella Sozzi, Massimo Moro

Open access · goldAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 26% 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

7 citing papers in PubMed, 10 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 3 institutions in 1 country.

Cristina BorziTumor Genomics Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2850-6559
Giulia GalliUnit of Thoracic Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy.
Monica GanzinelliUnit of Thoracic Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy.
Diego SignorelliUnit of Thoracic Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy.
Claudio VernieriIFOM, the FIRC Institute of Molecular Oncology, Via Adamello 16, 20139 Milan, Italy.
Marina Chiara GarassinoUnit of Thoracic Oncology, Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy.
Gabriella SozziTumor Genomics Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy.
Massimo MoroTumor Genomics Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, 20133 Milan, Italy.
Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori · ITAzienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda · ITIFOM · IT

Funding

Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro AIRC IG 20085Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro AIRC IG 23244Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro "Clara Borrelli " three years fellowship
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

LKB1 is frequently mutated in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). LKB1-mutated NSCLCs often have a dismal prognosis and receive lower benefit from the currently available therapies. LKB1 acts as a cell emergency brake in low-energy conditions, by modulating the activity of crucial anabolic enzymes. Thus, loss of LKB1 activity leads to the enhancement of tumor cell proliferation also under conditions of energy shortage. This unrestrained growth may be exploited as an Achilles heel in NSCLC, i.e., by inhibiting mitochondrial respiration. Recently, clinical trials have started to investigate the efficacy of metabolism-based treatments in NSCLCs. To date, enrollment of patients within these trials is based on LKB1 loss of function status, defined by mutation in the gene or by complete absence of immunohistochemical staining. However, LKB1 impairment could be the consequence of epigenetic regulations that partially or completely abrogate protein expression. These epigenetic regulations result in LKB1 wild-type tumors with aggressiveness and vulnerabilities similar to those of LKB1-mutated ones. In this review, we introduced the definition of the "LKB1less phenotype", and we summarized all currently known features linked to this status, in order to optimize selection and treatment of NSCLC patients with impaired LKB1 function.

Indexed as

epigenetic regulationLKB1LKB1less phenotypemetforminNSCLC

Identifiers

PMID33202760
PMCPMC7697441
OpenAlexW3100907570

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