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ReviewJournal of neuro-oncology1997

Signal transduction pathways and their relevance in human astrocytomas.

M M Feldkamp, N Lau, A Guha

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Review in Journal of neuro-oncology, 1997. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 16% 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

21 citing papers in PubMed, 76 citations in OpenAlex.

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  6. Differential transformation capacity of neuro-glial progenitors during development.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2013
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  7. PKC signaling in glioblastoma.Cancer biology & therapy · 2013
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  8. The potential origin of glioblastoma initiating cells.Frontiers in bioscience (Scholar edition) · 2012
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  12. Mechanisms of angiogenesis in gliomas.Journal of neuro-oncology · 2006
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  16. Radiotherapy for brain tumors.Current oncology reports · 2000
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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 3 institutions in 1 country.

M M FeldkampDivision of Neurosurgery, Toronto Hospital, Ontario, Canada.
N Lau
A Guha
Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute · CAMount Sinai Hospital · CAOntario Institute for Cancer Research · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aberrations in a number of signal transduction pathways have been identified as playing a key role in the molecular pathogenesis of astrocytomas and their progression to high grade glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). GBMs are characterized by overexpression of the Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptors (PDGFR) and their ligands (PDGF), as well as the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGF-R). These receptors activate the Ras pathway, a key cellular signal transduction pathway, culminating in the activation of a wide range of Ras-dependent cellular events. GBMs have also been found to either overexpression or lose expression of various Protein Kinase C (PKC) isoforms. Major strides are being made in developing pharmacological agents which specifically inhibit these growth factor receptors and intracellular signal transduction pathways. Elucidating the role of these pathways in GBMs is thus of major clinical importance, as these novel molecularly-targeted agents may prove of use in the clinical management of GBMs in the future.

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AstrocytomaBrain NeoplasmsHumansSignal Transduction

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PMID9440022
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