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ArticleChinese journal of cancer research = Chung-kuo yen cheng yen chiu2020

Tim-3 promotes cell aggressiveness and paclitaxel resistance through NF-κB/STAT3 signalling pathway in breast cancer cells.

Yizi Cong, Yuxin Cui, Shiguang Zhu, Jianqiao Cao, Haidong Zou, Tracey A Martin, Guangdong Qiao, Wenguo Jiang, Zhigang Yu

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Article in Chinese journal of cancer research = Chung-kuo yen cheng yen chiu, 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.

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0cells of the map it votes in
27citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 39 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

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Yizi CongDepartment of Breast Surgery, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250033, China.
Yuxin CuiCardiff China Medical Research Collaborative, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF14 4XN, UK.
Shiguang ZhuDepartment of Breast Surgery, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai 264001, China.
Jianqiao CaoDepartment of Breast Surgery, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai 264001, China.
Haidong ZouDepartment of Breast Surgery, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai 264001, China.
Tracey A MartinCardiff China Medical Research Collaborative, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF14 4XN, UK.
Guangdong QiaoDepartment of Breast Surgery, The Affiliated Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital of Qingdao University, Yantai 264001, China.
Wenguo JiangCardiff China Medical Research Collaborative, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, CF14 4XN, UK.
Zhigang YuDepartment of Breast Surgery, The Second Hospital, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan 250033, China.
Qingdao University · CNCardiff University · GBSecond Hospital of Shandong University · CNYuhuangding Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveAlthough T-cell immunoglobulin and mucin-domain containing molecule-3 (Tim-3) has been recognized as a promising target for cancer immunotherapy, its exact role in breast cancer has not been fully elucidated.

methods

resultsIn a pooled analysis of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database,

conclusionsTim-3 plays an oncogenic role in breast cancer and may represent a potential target for antitumor therapy.

Indexed as

aggressionBreast neoplasmchemoresistancehepatitis A virus cellular receptor 2tight junction

Identifiers

PMID33223752
PMCPMC7666787
OpenAlexW3095778243

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