Evidence map›Paper›PMID 26300004›Full record

ReviewOncogene2016

The TWEAK receptor Fn14 is a potential cell surface portal for targeted delivery of glioblastoma therapeutics.

J G Perez, N L Tran, M G Rosenblum, C S Schneider, N P Connolly, A J Kim, G F Woodworth, J A Winkles

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In one paragraph

Review in Oncogene, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
48citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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

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

48 citing papers in PubMed, 74 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Lactate Metabolism-Immune Regulation-Related Gene Signature in Lower-Grade Gliomas: Prognostic Model Development and Immune Characterization.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026
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  4. Fn14-Targeted Gold Nanorods for Augmenting Laser Thermal Therapy for High-Grade Gliomas.Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids · 2025
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  15. Nanoparticle-assisted, image-guided laser interstitial thermal therapy for cancer treatment.Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology · 2022
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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.

J G PerezDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
N L TranCancer and Cell Biology Division, Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
M G RosenblumDepartment of Experimental Therapeutics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
C S SchneiderDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
N P ConnollyDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
A J KimDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
G F WoodworthDepartment of Neurosurgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
J A WinklesMarlene and Stewart Greenebaum Cancer Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
University of Maryland, Baltimore · USThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USTranslational Genomics Research Institute · US

Funding

EXPAND PARTICIPATION BY MINORITIES IN BIOMEDICAL SCIENCER25GM055036 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY · PI SUMMERS, MICHAEL FINLEY · 1996 to 2021
$16.9M
Training Grant in Cancer BiologyT32CA154274 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI Toni M Antalis, CURT I CIVIN · 2011 to 2026
$6.8M
TWEAK-Fn14 HTS compound screeningR01CA177796 · NCI · TRANSLATIONAL GENOMICS RESEARCH INST · PI TRAN, NHAN L · 2013 to 2015
$1.2M
Brain-Penetrating Nanoparticle Therapeutics for Invasive Brain CancerK08NS090430 · NINDS · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI WOODWORTH, GRAEME F · 2014 to 2018
$748k
Fn14-targeted Therapeutics for Invasive Brain CancerK25EB018370 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE · PI KIM, ANTHONY J. · 2014 to 2016
$390k
NCI NIH HHS R01 CA177796NCI NIH HHS T32 CA154274NIBIB NIH HHS K25 EB018370NIGMS NIH HHS R25 GM055036NINDS NIH HHS K08 NS090430
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

unlabelledFibroblast growth factor-inducible 14 (Fn14; TNFRSF12A) is the cell surface receptor for the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) family member TNF-like weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK). The Fn14 gene is normally expressed at low levels in healthy tissues but expression is significantly increased after tissue injury and in many solid tumor types, including glioblastoma (GB; formerly referred to as 'GB multiforme'). GB is the most common and aggressive primary malignant brain tumor and the current standard-of-care therapeutic regimen has a relatively small impact on patient survival, primarily because glioma cells have an inherent propensity to invade into normal brain parenchyma, which invariably leads to tumor recurrence and patient death. Despite major, concerted efforts to find new treatments, a new GB therapeutic that improves survival has not been introduced since 2005. In this review article, we summarize studies indicating that (i) Fn14 gene expression is low in normal brain tissue but is upregulated in advanced brain cancers and, in particular, in GB tumors exhibiting the mesenchymal molecular subtype; (ii) Fn14 expression can be detected in glioma cells residing in both the tumor core and invasive rim regions, with the maximal levels found in the invading glioma cells located within normal brain tissue; and (iii) TWEAK: Fn14 engagement as well as Fn14 overexpression can stimulate glioma cell migration, invasion and resistance to chemotherapeutic agents in vitro. We also discuss two new therapeutic platforms that are currently in development that leverage Fn14 overexpression in GB tumors as a way to deliver cytotoxic agents to the glioma cells remaining after surgical resection while sparing normal healthy brain cells.

Indexed as

ApoptosisCell MovementCytokine TWEAKDrug Resistance, NeoplasmGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGlioblastomaHumansNeoplasm InvasivenessReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaTumor Necrosis FactorsTWEAK ReceptorCytokine TWEAKReceptors, Tumor Necrosis FactorTNFRSF12A protein, humanTNFSF12 protein, humanTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaTumor Necrosis FactorsTWEAK Receptor

Identifiers

PMID26300004
PMCPMC4850525
OpenAlexW1656255119

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