Evidence map›Paper›PMID 32493414›Full record

ReviewJournal of hematology & oncology2020

Insulin-like growth factor receptor signaling in tumorigenesis and drug resistance: a challenge for cancer therapy.

Hui Hua, Qingbin Kong, Jie Yin, Jin Zhang, Yangfu Jiang

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Review in Journal of hematology & oncology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 146 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
146citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
21.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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

146 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 263 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. IRS2 as a driver and therapeutic target in brain metastases from colorectal cancer: a systematic review of mechanistic and translational evidence.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  9. IGF2-associated tumor cells and APOE-positive macrophages define an imatinib resistance-associated niche in gastrointestinal stromal tumors.Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association · 2026
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  16. Fra-2 controls the response to the KRAS inhibitor MRTX-1133 in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2026
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  18. A Single-Cell Atlas of Uterine Carcinosarcoma from Diverse Ancestries.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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86 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Hui HuaState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Laboratory of Stem Cell Biology, National Clinical Research Center for Geriatrics, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Qingbin KongState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Laboratory of Oncogene, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Jie YinState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Laboratory of Oncogene, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Jin ZhangState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Laboratory of Oncogene, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.
Yangfu JiangState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Laboratory of Oncogene, Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China. jyangfu@scu.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-8696-2651
Sichuan University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) play important roles in mammalian growth, development, aging, and diseases. Aberrant IGFs signaling may lead to malignant transformation and tumor progression, thus providing the rationale for targeting IGF axis in cancer. However, clinical trials of the type I IGF receptor (IGF-IR)-targeted agents have been largely disappointing. Accumulating evidence demonstrates that the IGF axis not only promotes tumorigenesis, but also confers resistance to standard treatments. Furthermore, there are diverse pathways leading to the resistance to IGF-IR-targeted therapy. Recent studies characterizing the complex IGFs signaling in cancer have raised hope to refine the strategies for targeting the IGF axis. This review highlights the biological activities of IGF-IR signaling in cancer and the contribution of IGF-IR to cytotoxic, endocrine, and molecular targeted therapies resistance. Moreover, we update the diverse mechanisms underlying resistance to IGF-IR-targeted agents and discuss the strategies for future development of the IGF axis-targeted agents.

Indexed as

Cell Transformation, NeoplasticMolecular Targeted TherapyAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalCell NucleusCell Physiological PhenomenaCell Self RenewalClinical Trials as TopicCombined Modality TherapyDisease ProgressionDNA DamageDNA, NeoplasmDrug DevelopmentDrug Resistance, NeoplasmEpithelial-Mesenchymal TransitionGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Agents, HormonalDNA, NeoplasmIGF1R protein, humanIntegrinsNeoplasm ProteinsProtein Kinase InhibitorsReceptor, IGF Type 1SomatomedinsCancerDrug resistanceInsulin-like growth factorReceptor tyrosine kinaseTumorigenesis

Identifiers

PMID32493414
PMCPMC7268628
OpenAlexW3031605735

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