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ArticleChemical science2020

Breaking the barrier: an osmium photosensitizer with unprecedented hypoxic phototoxicity for real world photodynamic therapy.

John A Roque, Patrick C Barrett, Houston D Cole, Liubov M Lifshits, Ge Shi, Susan Monro, David von Dohlen, Susy Kim, Nino Russo, Gagan Deep and 3 more

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Article in Chemical science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 51 papers.

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51citing papers in PubMed
5.9field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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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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

51 citing papers in PubMed, 114 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

13 authors at 5 institutions in 4 countries.

John A RoqueDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry , The University of North Carolina at Greensboro , Greensboro , North Carolina , 27402 USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1841-8435
Patrick C BarrettDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry , The University of North Carolina at Greensboro , Greensboro , North Carolina , 27402 USA.
Houston D ColeDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry , The University of Texas at Arlington , Arlington , Texas , 76019 USA . Email: colin.cameron@uta.edu ; Email: sherri.mcfarland@uta.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-2922-2163
Liubov M LifshitsDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry , The University of Texas at Arlington , Arlington , Texas , 76019 USA . Email: colin.cameron@uta.edu ; Email: sherri.mcfarland@uta.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-2696-6220
Ge ShiDepartment of Chemistry , Acadia University , Wolfville , Nova Scotia , B4P 2R6 Canada.
Susan MonroDepartment of Chemistry , Acadia University , Wolfville , Nova Scotia , B4P 2R6 Canada.
David von DohlenDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry , The University of North Carolina at Greensboro , Greensboro , North Carolina , 27402 USA.
Susy KimDepartment of Cancer Biology , Wake Forest School of Medicine , Winston Salem , NC , 27157, USA.
Nino RussoDipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche , Università della Calabria , Arcavacata di Rende , 87036 Italy . Email: marta.alberto@unical.it.ORCID 0000-0003-3826-3386
Gagan DeepDepartment of Cancer Biology , Wake Forest School of Medicine , Winston Salem , NC , 27157, USA.
Colin G CameronDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry , The University of North Carolina at Greensboro , Greensboro , North Carolina , 27402 USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0978-0894
Marta E AlbertoDipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie Chimiche , Università della Calabria , Arcavacata di Rende , 87036 Italy . Email: marta.alberto@unical.it.ORCID 0000-0001-9925-7233
Sherri A McFarlandDepartment of Chemistry and Biochemistry , The University of North Carolina at Greensboro , Greensboro , North Carolina , 27402 USA.ORCID 0000-0002-8028-5055
University of North Carolina at Greensboro · USAcadia University · CAThe University of Texas at Arlington · USUniversity of Calabria · ITWake Forest University · US

Funding

Immunomodulating Ruthenium Metal Complexes for Melanoma PhotodynamicTherapyR01CA222227 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS ARLINGTON · PI GUJAR, SHASHI, MCFARLAND, SHERRI · 2018 to 2022
$2.6M
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA222227
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hypoxia presents a two-fold challenge in the treatment of cancer, as low oxygen conditions induce biological changes that make malignant tissues simultaneously more aggressive and less susceptible to standard chemotherapy. This paper reports the first metal-based photosensitizer that approaches the ideal properties for a phototherapy agent. The Os(phen)

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PMID33738085
PMCPMC7953430
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