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ArticleCancers2020

HDAC6 Degradation Inhibits the Growth of High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer Cells.

Ahlam Ali, Fengyu Zhang, Aaron Maguire, Tara Byrne, Karolina Weiner-Gorzel, Stephen Bridgett, Sharon O'Toole, John O'Leary, Caitlin Beggan, Patricia Fitzpatrick and 2 more

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Article in Cancers, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

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

23 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Histone Deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) in Ciliopathies: Emerging Insights and Therapeutic Implications.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Ahlam AliPatrick G Johnston Centre for Cancer Research, Queen's University, Belfast BT97BL, UK.
Fengyu ZhangSchool of Pharmacy, Queen's University, Belfast BT97BL, UK.
Aaron MaguireSchool of Pharmacy, Queen's University, Belfast BT97BL, UK.
Tara ByrneSchool of Pharmacy, Queen's University, Belfast BT97BL, UK.
Karolina Weiner-GorzelUCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, UCD School of Medicine, College of Health and Agricultural Sciences (CHAS), University College Dublin (UCD), Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-9492-5308
Stephen BridgettSchool of Pharmacy, Queen's University, Belfast BT97BL, UK.
Sharon O'TooleDepartment of Histopathology, Trinity College Dublin and Trinity St James's Cancer Institute, St. James's Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0002-9260-3225
John O'LearyDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Trinity College Dublin and Trinity St James's Cancer Institute, Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, St James's Hospital, Dublin 2, Ireland.
Caitlin BegganDepartment of Pathology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9, Ireland.
Patricia FitzpatrickSchool of Public Health, Physiotherapy & Sports Science, College of Health and Agricultural Sciences, University College Dublin (UCD), Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.ORCID 0000-0003-2524-3677
Amanda McCannUCD Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, UCD School of Medicine, College of Health and Agricultural Sciences (CHAS), University College Dublin (UCD), Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
Fiona FurlongSchool of Pharmacy, Queen's University, Belfast BT97BL, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9206-2297
Queen's University Belfast · GBUniversity College Dublin · IETrinity College Dublin · IERoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland · IE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) is a unique histone deacetylating enzyme that resides in the cell cytoplasm and is linked to the modulation of several key cancer related responses, including cell proliferation and migration. The promising anti-cancer response of the first-generation HDAC6 catalytic inhibitors continues to be assessed in clinical trials, although its role in high grade serous ovarian cancer is unclear. This study investigated HDAC6 tumor expression by immunohistochemistry in high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) tissue samples and a meta-analysis of HDAC6 gene expression in ovarian cancer from publicly available data. The pharmacological activity of HDAC6 inhibition was assessed in a patient-derived model of HGSOC. HDAC6 was found to be highly expressed in HGSOC tissue samples and in the patient-derived HGSOC cell lines where higher HDAC6 protein and gene expression was associated with a decreased risk of death (hazard ratio (HR) 0.38, (95% confidence interval (CI), 0.16-0.88;

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ACY-1215cisplatinHDAC6HGSOCspaclitaxelsurvival

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PMID33322608
PMCPMC7762972
OpenAlexW3111538511

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