Evidence map›Paper›PMID 26540230›Full record

ReviewPLoS genetics2015

Genomics of Cancer and a New Era for Cancer Prevention.

Paul Brennan, Christopher P Wild

Open access · goldAbstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in PLoS genetics, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
16citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% 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

16 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Genetic landscape of cancer: mechanisms, key genes, and therapeutic implications.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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  3. Canadian oncology nursing journal = Revue canadienne de nursing oncologique · 2022
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  4. Issues associated with a hereditary risk of cancer: Knowledge, attitudes and practices of nurses in oncology settings.Canadian oncology nursing journal = Revue canadienne de nursing oncologique · 2022
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  6. The role of genomics in global cancer prevention.Nature reviews. Clinical oncology · 2021
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  14. Association ofOncoTargets and therapy · 2017
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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

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Paul BrennanSection of Genetics, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France.
Christopher P WildDirector's office, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France.
Centre International de Recherche sur le Cancer · FR

Funding

World Health Organization 001
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A primary justification for dedicating substantial amounts of research funding to large-scale cancer genomics projects of both somatic and germline DNA is that the biological insights will lead to new treatment targets and strategies for cancer therapy. While it is too early to judge the success of these projects in terms of clinical breakthroughs, an alternative rationale is that new genomics techniques can be used to reduce the overall burden of cancer by prevention of new cases occurring and also by detecting them earlier. In particular, it is now becoming apparent that studying the genomic profile of tumors can help to identify new carcinogens and may subsequently result in implementing strategies that limit exposure. In parallel, it may be feasible to utilize genomic biomarkers to identify cancers at an earlier and more treatable stage using screening or other early detection approaches based on prediagnostic biospecimens. While the potential for these techniques is large, their successful outcome will depend on international collaboration and planning similar to that of recent sequencing initiatives.

Indexed as

GenomeDNA, NeoplasmGerm-Line MutationHumansNeoplasmsPrimary PreventionSecondary PreventionDNA, Neoplasm

Identifiers

PMID26540230
PMCPMC4634983
OpenAlexW2131992793

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