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ReviewNPJ precision oncology2025

Mucin-1: a promising pan-cancer therapeutic target.

Udhayvir Singh Grewal, Razelle Kurzrock

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Review in NPJ precision oncology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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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

2 authors.

Udhayvir Singh GrewalDivision of Hematology, Oncology, Blood and Marrow Transplantation, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, USA. udhayvir-grewal@uiowa.edu.
Razelle KurzrockDivision of Medical Oncology, Medical College of Wisconsin Froedtert Cancer Center, Milwaukee, WI, USA. rkurzrock@mcw.edu.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mucin1 or MUC1 (also known as CD227, EMA, MCD, MAM6, PEM, PUM, KL-6, CA 27.29/CA 15-3) is a highly glycosylated transmembrane mucin family member protein that is overexpressed in various solid or hematological cancers. Abnormal MUC1 expression/glycosylation in cancer leads to the activation of multiple pathways, resulting in tumor migration, invasion and accelerated growth. CA 27.29/CA 15-3 are blood tumor markers used in breast cancer patients. Novel therapeutic agents targeting MUC1, including cancer vaccines, cellular therapies, radiopharmaceuticals, monoclonal antibodies and antibody-drug conjugates, are being explored in clinical studies. The current review summarizes the molecular mechanisms of MUC1 in cancer and highlights existing data for MUC1-targeting agents in the therapeutic pipeline.

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PMID40604087
PMCPMC12223159

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