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ReviewBiomolecules2025

Autophagy and Cancer: Insights into Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Approaches for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia.

Mohd Adnan Kausar, Sadaf Anwar, Yusuf Saleem Khan, Ayman A Saleh, Mai Ali Abdelfattah Ahmed, Simran Kaur, Naveed Iqbal, Waseem Ahmad Siddiqui, Mohammad Zeeshan Najm

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Review in Biomolecules, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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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

9 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Oxidative Phosphorylation and Fatty Acid Oxidation Are Central to Mitochondrial Metabolism Rewiring in CML Stem/Progenitor Cell Survival.Pathophysiology : the official journal of the International Society for Pathophysiology · 2026
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  8. Inflammasomes and autophagy in cancer: unlocking targeted therapies.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 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

9 authors.

Mohd Adnan KausarDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Ha'il, Hail 55476, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-8931-9290
Sadaf AnwarDepartment of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, University of Ha'il, Hail 55476, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-8153-2321
Yusuf Saleem KhanDepartment of Anatomy, College of Medicine, University of Ha'il, Hail 55476, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-8765-1428
Ayman A SalehDepartment of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Ha'il, Hail 55476, Saudi Arabia.
Mai Ali Abdelfattah AhmedDepartment of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Ha'il, Hail 55476, Saudi Arabia.
Simran KaurSchool of Biosciences, Apeejay Stya University, Sohna, Gurugram 122103, Haryana, India.
Naveed IqbalDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Ha'il, Ha'il 55476, Saudi Arabia.
Waseem Ahmad SiddiquiInterdisciplinary Biotechnology Unit, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202001, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Mohammad Zeeshan NajmSchool of Biosciences, Apeejay Stya University, Sohna, Gurugram 122103, Haryana, India.ORCID 0000-0002-0464-9152

Funding

Scientific Research Deanship at University of Ha'il Saudi Arabia RG-24 082
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autophagy is a critical cellular process that maintains homeostasis by recycling damaged or aberrant components. This process is orchestrated by a network of proteins that form autophagosomes, which engulf and degrade intracellular material. In cancer, autophagy plays a dual role: it suppresses tumor initiation in the early stages but supports tumor growth and survival in advanced stages. Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), a hematological malignancy, is characterized by the Philadelphia chromosome, a chromosomal abnormality resulting from a translocation between chromosomes 9 and 22. Autophagy has emerged as a key factor in CML pathogenesis, promoting cancer cell survival and contributing to resistance against tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), the primary treatment for CML. Targeting autophagic pathways is being actively explored as a therapeutic approach to overcome drug resistance and enhance cancer cell death. Recent research highlights the intricate interplay between autophagy and CML progression, underscoring its role in disease biology and treatment outcomes. This review aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying CML, with a focus on the therapeutic potential of targeting autophagy.

Indexed as

AutophagyLeukemia, Myelogenous, Chronic, BCR-ABL PositiveAnimalsAntineoplastic AgentsDrug Resistance, NeoplasmHumansProtein Kinase InhibitorsAntineoplastic AgentsProtein Kinase InhibitorsautophagosomeautophagyBCR-ABLchronic myeloid leukemiatyrosine kinase inhibitors

Identifiers

PMID40001518
PMCPMC11853340

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