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ReviewTrends in cancer2021

Metabolic Alterations and Therapeutic Opportunities in Rare Forms of Melanoma.

Anna Han, Zachary T Schug, Andrew E Aplin

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Review in Trends in cancer, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Metabolic Inhibition Induces Pyroptosis in Uveal Melanoma.Molecular cancer research : MCR · 2025
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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

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Anna HanDepartment of Cancer Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA.
Zachary T SchugMolecular and Cellular Oncogenesis Program, Wistar Institute, Philadelphia, PA19104, USA.
Andrew E AplinDepartment of Cancer Biology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA; Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA 19107, USA. Electronic address: Andrew.Aplin@Jefferson.edu.
Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center · USThe Wistar Institute · USThomas Jefferson University · US

Funding

Targeting the MAP and PI3 Kinase Pathways in MelanomaP01CA114046 · NCI · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI AMARAVADI, RAVI K · 2008 to 2023
$37.1M
The multifaceted role of acetate in cancerDP2CA249950 · NCI · WISTAR INSTITUTE · PI SCHUG, ZACHARY T · 2019 to 2019
$2.7M
Mechanisms of uveal melanoma dormancy and targeted therapy toleranceR01CA253977 · NCI · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI AGUIRRE-GHISO, JULIO A., APLIN, ANDREW ERIC · 2020 to 2024
$2.4M
Mutant BRAF-regulated transcription factors in melanoma progressionR01CA196278 · NCI · THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY · PI APLIN, ANDREW ERIC · 2015 to 2019
$1.8M
NCI NIH HHS DP2 CA249950NCI NIH HHS P01 CA114046NCI NIH HHS R01 CA196278NCI NIH HHS R01 CA253977
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Melanoma is derived from melanocytes located in multiple regions of the body. Cutaneous melanoma (CM) represents the major subgroup, but less-common subtypes including uveal melanoma (UM), mucosal melanoma (MM), and acral melanoma (AM) arise that have distinct genetic profiles. Treatments effective for CM are ineffective in UM, AM, and MM, and patient survival remains poor. As reprogrammed cancer metabolism is associated with tumorigenesis, the underlying mechanisms are well studied and provide therapeutic opportunities in many cancers; however, metabolism is less well studied in rarer melanoma subtypes. We summarize current knowledge of the metabolic alterations in rare melanoma and potential applications of targeting cancer metabolism to improve the therapeutic options available to UM, AM, and MM patients.

Indexed as

CarcinogenesisDisease ProgressionHumansMelanomaMetabolic Networks and PathwaysMucous MembraneMutationRare DiseasesSkin NeoplasmsSurvival RateUveal MelanomaUveal Neoplasmsacralmelanomametabolismmucosaluveal

Identifiers

PMID34127435
PMCPMC8295200
OpenAlexW3171069383

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