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ArticleTheranostics2017

The Anti-Tumor Effects of M1 Macrophage-Loaded Poly (ethylene glycol) and Gelatin-Based Hydrogels on Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Alberto Daniel Guerra, Oscar W H Yeung, Xiang Qi, W John Kao, Kwan Man

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Article in Theranostics, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 48 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
48citing papers in PubMed
2.9field-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

48 citing papers in PubMed, 90 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Alberto Daniel GuerraSchool of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacy Practice Division, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 777 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705, USA.
Oscar W H YeungDepartment of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR; Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, China.
Xiang QiDepartment of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR; Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, China.
W John KaoSchool of Pharmacy, Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacy Practice Division, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 777 Highland Avenue, Madison, WI 53705, USA.
Kwan ManDepartment of Surgery, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR; Collaborative Innovation Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, China.
University of Hong Kong · HKUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison · US

Funding

BIOTECHNOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAMT32GM008349 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON · PI FOX, BRIAN G · 1989 to 2019
$22.5M
NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM008349
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

PubMed holds no abstract for this paper.

Indexed as

AnimalsApoptosisBlotting, WesternCarcinoma, HepatocellularCell Line, TumorGelatinHumansHydrogelsLiver NeoplasmsMacrophagesMiceMice, NudePolyethylene GlycolsGelatinHydrogelspoly(ethylene glycol)diacrylatePolyethylene GlycolsAnimal Model.Hepatocellular carcinomaHydrogelsM1 hydrogelsM1 macrophages

Identifiers

PMID29109772
PMCPMC5667344
OpenAlexW2755539654

What OpenQuestion holds

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Registered trials

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