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ReviewTrends in cancer2024

Small molecules targeting microRNAs: new opportunities and challenges in precision cancer therapy.

Ancuta Jurj, Beatrice Fontana, Gabriele Varani, George A Calin

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Review in Trends in cancer, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
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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

14 citing papers in PubMed.

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  11. Exosome-like nanovesicles fromNon-coding RNA research · 2025
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  12. MircoRNAs predict and modulate responses to chemotherapy in leukemic patients.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025
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  14. Modulation of the cytoskeleton for cancer therapy.Frontiers in cell and developmental biology · 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

4 authors.

Ancuta JurjDepartment of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
Beatrice FontanaDepartment of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
Gabriele VaraniDepartment of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. Electronic address: varani@uw.edu.
George A CalinDepartment of Translational Molecular Pathology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA; Center for RNA Interference and Non-Coding RNAs, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA. Electronic address: gcalin@mdanderson.org.

Funding

Tropism Enhanced Oncolytic Adenovirus for the Treatment of Brain TumorsP50CA127001 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Juan Fueyo, FREDERICK F LANG · 2008 to 2026
$41.2M
Harnessing the nervous system to overcome resistance to immunotherapy in oral cancerR01DE032018 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Moran Amit, George A. Calin · 2022 to 2026
$3.5M
miR-155 targeted therapeutics for precision medicine in lung cancerR01CA222007 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI CALIN, GEORGE A., CRISTINI, VITTORIO · 2018 to 2022
$2.6M
High-resolution modeling of protein-RNA interfacesR01GM121487 · NIGMS · FRED HUTCHINSON CANCER RESEARCH CENTER · PI BRADLEY, PHILIP · 2017 to 2020
$1.7M
NCI NIH HHS P50 CA127001NCI NIH HHS R01 CA222007NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE032018NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM121487
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Noncoding RNAs, especially miRNAs, play a pivotal role in cancer initiation and metastasis, underscoring their susceptibility to precise modulation via small molecule inhibitors. This review examines the innovative strategy of targeting oncogenic miRNAs with small drug-like molecules, an approach that can reshape the cancer treatment landscape. We review the current understanding of the multifaceted roles of miRNAs in oncogenesis, highlighting emerging therapeutic paradigms that have the potential to expand cancer treatment options. As research on small molecule inhibitors of miRNA is still in its early stages, ongoing investigative efforts and the development of new technologies and chemical matter are essential to fulfill the significant potential of this innovative approach to cancer treatment.

Indexed as

MicroRNAsMolecular Targeted TherapyNeoplasmsPrecision MedicineAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansSmall Molecule LibrariesAntineoplastic AgentsMicroRNAsSmall Molecule LibrariescancermiRNAsnoncoding RNAssmall moleculestherapy

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PMID39107162
PMCPMC11961049

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