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ReviewWorld journal of hepatology2017

Systemic treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma: Still unmet expectations.

Dimitrios N Samonakis, Elias A Kouroumalis

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Review in World journal of hepatology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
12citing papers in PubMed
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 8% 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

12 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Combined Hyperthermia and Radiation Therapy for Treatment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2019
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  9. [Anti-tumor and immune-modulating effect ofNan fang yi ke da xue xue bao = Journal of Southern Medical University · 2019
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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 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Dimitrios N SamonakisDimitrios N Samonakis, Elias A Kouroumalis, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital of Heraklion, 71110 Crete, Greece.
Elias A KouroumalisDimitrios N Samonakis, Elias A Kouroumalis, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital of Heraklion, 71110 Crete, Greece.
Creative Research Enterprises (United States) · USUniversity Hospital of Heraklion · GR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Many patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) are diagnosed in an advanced stage, so they cannot be offered the option of curative treatments. The results of systemic chemotherapy are unsatisfactory and this has led to molecular targeted approaches. HCC develops in chronically damaged tissue due to cirrhosis in most patients. Several different cell types and molecules constitute a unique microenvironment in the liver, which has significant implications in tumor development and invasion. This, together with genome instability, contributes to a significant heterogeneity which is further enhanced by the molecular differences of the underlying causes. New classifications based on genetic characteristics of the tissue microenvironment have been proposed and key carcinogenic signaling pathways have been described. Tumor and adjacent tissue profiling seem biologically promising, but have not yet been translated into clinical settings. The encouraging first results with molecular - genetic signatures should be validated and clinically applicable. A more personalized approach to modern management of HCC is urgently needed.

Indexed as

ChemotherapyHepatocellular carcinomaPrognosisSystemic

Identifiers

PMID28144389
PMCPMC5241532
OpenAlexW2575804728

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