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ReviewJournal of cancer research and clinical oncology2016

Prognostic and predictive miRNA biomarkers in bladder, kidney and prostate cancer: Where do we stand in biomarker development?

Maria Schubert, Kerstin Junker, Joana Heinzelmann

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Review in Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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24citing papers in PubMed
2.0field-weighted citation impact, top 14% 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

24 citing papers in PubMed, 64 citations in OpenAlex.

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  16. MicroRNA Dysregulation and Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer Prognosis.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2019
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  18. MicroRNA-195 inhibits epithelial-mesenchymal transition via downregulating CDK4 in bladder cancer.International journal of clinical and experimental pathology · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Maria SchubertDepartment of Clinical Andrology, Center of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, University Hospital Muenster, Domagkstr. 11, 48149, Muenster, Germany.
Kerstin JunkerClinic of Urology and Pediatric Urology, Saarland University Medical Center, Kirrberger Strasse 1, 66424, Homburg/Saar, Germany. kerstin.junker@uks.eu.
Joana HeinzelmannClinic of Urology and Pediatric Urology, Saarland University Medical Center, Kirrberger Strasse 1, 66424, Homburg/Saar, Germany.
Saarland University · DEUniversity Hospital Münster · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeDefining reliable biomarkers is still a challenge in patients with urological tumors. Because miRNAs regulate diverse important cellular processes, these noncoding RNAs are putative molecular candidates. This review intends to give a critical overview about the current state of miRNAs as biomarkers in urological cancers with respect to prognostic stratification as well as for individual treatment selection.

methodsA comprehensive review of the published literature was conducted focusing at the clinical relevance of miRNAs in tissues and body fluids of prostate, bladder and kidney cancer. Using electronic database, 91 articles, published between 2009 and 2015, were selected and discussed regarding the robustness of miRNAs as valid biomarkers.

resultsA number of miRNAs have been identified with prognostic and predictive relevance in different urologic tumor types. However, the inconsistency of the published results and the lack of multivariate testing in independent cohorts do not allow an introduction into clinical decision making at present.

conclusionmiRNA-based biomarkers are a promising tool for future personalized risk stratification and response prediction in urological cancers.

Indexed as

Biomarkers, TumorFemaleHumansKidney NeoplasmsMaleMicroRNAsPrognosisProstatic NeoplasmsUrinary Bladder NeoplasmsBiomarkers, TumorMicroRNAsBladder cancerKidney cancermicroRNAPredictive biomarkerPrognostic biomarkerProstate cancer

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PMID26660324
PMCPMC11819450
OpenAlexW2194896021

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