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ReviewBreast cancer research : BCR2022

The bone-muscle connection in breast cancer: implications and therapeutic strategies to preserve musculoskeletal health.

Tarah J Ballinger, William R Thompson, Theresa A Guise

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Review in Breast cancer research : BCR, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 14% 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

10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Recreational physical activity and health-related quality of life among breast cancer survivors: a systematic review.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tarah J BallingerDepartment of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 535 Barnhill Dr. RT 473, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA. tarahb@iu.edu.
William R ThompsonDepartment of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, 535 Barnhill Dr. RT 473, Indianapolis, IN, 46202, USA.
Theresa A GuiseDepartment of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis · USThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

Osteocyte Mechanotransduction and the Gabapentin-Sensitive Matrix-Channel Tethering ComplexR01AR074473 · NIAMS · INDIANA UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS · PI THOMPSON, WILLIAM ROY · 2018 to 2023
$2.8M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Breast cancer and its therapies frequently result in significant musculoskeletal morbidity. Skeletal complications include bone metastases, pain, bone loss, osteoporosis, and fracture. In addition, muscle loss or weakness occurring in both the metastatic and curative setting is becoming increasingly recognized as systemic complications of disease and treatment, impacting quality of life, responsiveness to therapy, and survival. While the anatomical relationship between bone and muscle is well established, emerging research has led to new insights into the biochemical and molecular crosstalk between the skeletal and muscular systems. Here, we review the importance of both skeletal and muscular health in breast cancer, the significance of crosstalk between bone and muscle, and the influence of mechanical signals on this relationship. Therapeutic exploitation of signaling between bone and muscle has great potential to prevent the full spectrum of musculoskeletal complications across the continuum of breast cancer.

Indexed as

Bone NeoplasmsBreast NeoplasmsOsteoporosisFemaleHumansMusclesQuality of LifeBone remodelingBreast cancerCytokinesSarcopeniaVibration

Identifiers

PMID36419084
PMCPMC9686026
OpenAlexW4309883242

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