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ReviewCancer letters2024

Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG): A review of current and emerging treatment strategies.

Luke J Weisbrod, Anand Thiraviyam, Raghupathy Vengoji, Nicole Shonka, Maneesh Jain, Winson Ho, Surinder K Batra, Afshin Salehi

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Review in Cancer letters, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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17citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
11.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% 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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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Clinical characteristics and treatment strategies of brainstem lesion in children with neurofibromatosis type 1.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Luke J WeisbrodDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5870, USA.
Anand ThiraviyamDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5870, USA.
Raghupathy VengojiDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5870, USA.
Nicole ShonkaFred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5870, USA; Department of Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5870, USA.
Maneesh JainDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5870, USA; Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5870, USA; Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5870, USA.
Winson HoDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 94143, USA.
Surinder K BatraDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5870, USA; Fred and Pamela Buffett Cancer Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5870, USA; Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5870, USA.
Afshin SalehiDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 68198-5870, USA; Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Nebraska, Omaha, NE, 68114, USA. Electronic address: asalehi@unmc.edu.
University of Nebraska Medical Center · USNebraska Medical Center · USUniversity of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

Validation of biomarkers for risk prediction and early diagnosis of Pancreatic AdenocarcinomaU01CA200466 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Surinder K. Batra, Randall Brand · 2016 to 2026
$11.3M
Project 3: MUC16-Mediated Metabolic Reprograming Induces PC MetastasisP01CA217798 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI THAYER, SARAH P · 2018 to 2022
$8.1M
Truncated O-glycan-dependent mechanisms inducing metastatic dissemination in pancreatic cancerR01CA273349 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI BATRA, SURINDER K., PONNUSAMY, MOORTHY P. · 2022 to 2025
$2.7M
Connectivity mapping identified novel combination therapy for glioblastomaR01CA273319 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER · PI BATRA, SURINDER K., SHONKA, NICOLE · 2022 to 2025
$2.2M
NCI NIH HHS P01 CA217798NCI NIH HHS R01 CA273319NCI NIH HHS R01 CA273349NCI NIH HHS U01 CA200466
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a childhood malignancy of the brainstem with a dismal prognosis. Despite recent advances in its understanding at the molecular level, the prognosis of DIPG has remained unchanged. This article aims to review the current understanding of the genetic pathophysiology of DIPG and to highlight promising therapeutic targets. Various DIPG treatment strategies have been investigated in pre-clinical studies, several of which have shown promise and have been subsequently translated into ongoing clinical trials. Ultimately, a multifaceted therapeutic approach that targets cell-intrinsic alterations, the micro-environment, and augments the immune system will likely be necessary to eradicate DIPG.

Indexed as

Brain Stem NeoplasmsDiffuse Intrinsic Pontine GliomaHumansMolecular Targeted TherapyPrognosisTumor Microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID38609002
PMCPMC11231989
OpenAlexW4394693449

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