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ReviewMolecular diagnosis & therapy2006

Molecular markers for gastric adenocarcinoma: an update.

Casandra Anderson, Amar Nijagal, Joseph Kim

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Review in Molecular diagnosis & therapy, 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.8field-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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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

  1. The prognostic significance of p53 expression in gastric cancer: a meta-analysis.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2015
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Casandra AndersonDepartment of General Oncologic Surgery, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, California 91010, USA.
Amar Nijagal
Joseph Kim
City Of Hope National Medical Center · USUniversity of California, San Francisco · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gastric cancer is the second most common cancer worldwide. Treatment of localized gastric cancer relies primarily on surgical intervention, although growing evidence suggests that the addition of chemoradiation may improve disease-free intervals and overall survival. In this regard, the current high rates of recurrence and subsequent poor survival have prompted an ever-increasing use of multimodal strategies, even for early-stage disease. However, these therapies are often limited by debilitating toxicities and varying degrees of response efficacy. As a result, pharmacogenomics, the study of specific genetic and molecular signatures that may be predictive of treatment outcomes, has gained considerable interest. For example, studies have demonstrated that the expression of enzymes involved in the metabolism or conjugation of commonly used chemotherapy agents, such as fluoropyrimidines and cisplatin, can serve as surrogate markers predictive of chemotherapy response. Polymorphisms in the genes encoding these enzymes have also been identified and may further account for altered expression patterns, resulting in varied clinical responses. Future work is necessary to further refine the list of molecular genetic markers and to identify novel markers for prognostic and predictive purposes. Technologies such as microarray analysis may be useful in identifying new molecular genetic markers, and further work may determine whether these markers can be employed to help stratify patients into different multimodal treatment regimens.

Indexed as

Genetic MarkersAdenocarcinomaAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorFluorouracilHumansInactivation, MetabolicNeoadjuvant TherapyOrganoplatinum CompoundsOxaliplatinPharmacogeneticsPredictive Value of TestsPrognosisProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kitStomach NeoplasmsAntineoplastic AgentsBiomarkers, TumorFluorouracilGenetic MarkersOrganoplatinum CompoundsOxaliplatinProto-Oncogene Proteins c-kitTumor Suppressor Protein p53

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PMID17154651
OpenAlexW175546851

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