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ReviewNature reviews. Urology2018

Translational models of prostate cancer bone metastasis.

Richard B Berish, Aymon N Ali, Patrick G Telmer, John A Ronald, Hon S Leong

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Review in Nature reviews. Urology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 92 papers.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

92 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Richard B BerishDepartment of Surgery, Division of Urology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Aymon N AliDepartment of Surgery, Division of Urology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Patrick G TelmerDepartment of Surgery, Division of Urology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
John A RonaldDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada.
Hon S LeongDepartment of Surgery, Division of Urology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. leong.hon@mayo.edu.ORCID 0000-0001-7801-1402

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metastatic disease is the principal cause of prostate-cancer-related mortality. Our ability to accurately recapitulate the spread of prostate cancer to bone - the most common site of metastasis - is critical to the development of novel metastasis-directed therapies. Several translational models of prostate cancer bone metastasis have been developed, including animal models, cell line injection models, 3D in vitro models, bone implant models, and patient-derived xenograft models. The use of these models has led to numerous advances in elucidating the molecular mechanisms of metastasis and innovations in targeted therapy. Despite this progress, current models are limited by a failure to holistically reproduce each individual element of the metastatic cascade in prostate cancer bone metastasis. In addition, factors such as accurate recapitulation of immunobiological events and improvements in tumour heterogeneity require further consideration. Knowledge gained from historical and currently used models will improve the development of next-generation models. An introspective appraisal of current preclinical models demonstrating bone metastases is warranted to narrow research focus, improve future translational modelling, and expedite the delivery of urgently needed metastasis-directed treatments.

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Models, BiologicalNeoplasm StagingBone NeoplasmsHumansMaleNeoplasm MetastasisProstatic Neoplasms

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