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ReviewCancers2021

Therapeutic Targets in Diffuse Midline Gliomas-An Emerging Landscape.

Elisha Hayden, Holly Holliday, Rebecca Lehmann, Aaminah Khan, Maria Tsoli, Benjamin S Rayner, David S Ziegler

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In one paragraph

Review in Cancers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed
4.0field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

22 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Reirradiation for diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma in an upper middle-income country: does full dose improve outcomes?Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026
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  19. Gene Therapy for High Grade Glioma: The Clinical Experience.Expert opinion on biological therapy · 2023
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  20. Pediatric Diffuse Midline Gliomas: An Unfinished Puzzle.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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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

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Elisha HaydenChildren's Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Kensington 2052, Australia.
Holly HollidayChildren's Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Kensington 2052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3022-0114
Rebecca LehmannChildren's Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Kensington 2052, Australia.
Aaminah KhanChildren's Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Kensington 2052, Australia.
Maria TsoliChildren's Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Kensington 2052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-1155-0510
Benjamin S RaynerChildren's Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Kensington 2052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3446-2241
David S ZieglerChildren's Cancer Institute, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, Kensington 2052, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7451-7916
UNSW Sydney · AU

Funding

Cancer Australia RG190165Cancer Institute of New South Wales TPG2037DIPG collaborative N/AIsaac McKinnes Fund N/AKids Cancer Project N/ALevi's Project N/AThe Cure Starts Now N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diffuse midline gliomas (DMGs) are invariably fatal pediatric brain tumours that are inherently resistant to conventional therapy. In recent years our understanding of the underlying molecular mechanisms of DMG tumorigenicity has resulted in the identification of novel targets and the development of a range of potential therapies, with multiple agents now being progressed to clinical translation to test their therapeutic efficacy. Here, we provide an overview of the current therapies aimed at epigenetic and mutational drivers, cellular pathway aberrations and tumor microenvironment mechanisms in DMGs in order to aid therapy development and facilitate a holistic approach to patient treatment.

Indexed as

diffuse midline gliomasmolecular targetspotential therapy development

Identifiers

PMID34944870
PMCPMC8699135
OpenAlexW4200198836

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Registered trials

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