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ReviewCancer treatment reviews2018

Outlooks on Epstein-Barr virus associated gastric cancer.

Madiha Naseem, Afsaneh Barzi, Christine Brezden-Masley, Alberto Puccini, Martin D Berger, Ryuma Tokunaga, Francesca Battaglin, Shivani Soni, Michelle McSkane, Wu Zhang and 1 more

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In one paragraph

Review in Cancer treatment reviews, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 134 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
134citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
7.5field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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

134 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 214 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Estimating the global burden of Epstein-Barr virus-related cancers.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2022
    Pooled it
  4. Infiltrating and peripheral immune cell analysis in advanced gastric cancer according to the Lauren classification and its prognostic significance.Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association · 2020
    Trial
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  10. Association of Helicobacter pylori and Epstein-Barr virus co-infection in gastric cancer patients: a prospective analytical study.Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery · 2026
    Article
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  17. Distribution and Clinical Impact ofAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
    Article
  18. Viral oncogenesis in cancer: from mechanisms to therapeutics.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2025
    Review
  19. Environmental factors in gastric carcinogenesis and preventive intervention strategies.Genes and environment : the official journal of the Japanese Environmental Mutagen Society · 2025
    Review
  20. Article

74 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

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

11 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Madiha NaseemDivision of Medical Oncology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, USA.
Afsaneh BarziDivision of Medical Oncology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, USA.
Christine Brezden-MasleyDivision of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, St. Michael's Hospital, University of Toronto, Canada.
Alberto PucciniDivision of Medical Oncology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, USA.
Martin D BergerDivision of Medical Oncology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, USA.
Ryuma TokunagaDivision of Medical Oncology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, USA.
Francesca BattaglinDivision of Medical Oncology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, USA; Clinical and Experimental Oncology Department, Medical Oncology Unit 1, Veneto Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Padua, Italy.
Shivani SoniDivision of Medical Oncology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, USA.
Michelle McSkaneDivision of Medical Oncology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, USA.
Wu ZhangDivision of Medical Oncology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, USA.
Heinz-Josef LenzDivision of Medical Oncology, Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, USA. Electronic address: lenz@usc.edu.
University of Southern California · USSt. Michael's Hospital · CA

Funding

USC/NORRIS COMPREHENSIVE CANCER CENTER (CORE) SUPPORTP30CA014089 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA · PI MYLES G COCKBURN · 1985 to 2026
$181.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA014089
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epstein-Barr virus associated gastric cancer (EBVaGC) comprises approximately 10% of gastric carcinomas. Multiple factors contribute to tumorigenesis, including EBV driven hypermethylation of tumor suppressor genes, inflammatory changes in gastric mucosa, host immune evasion by EBV and changes in cell cycle pathways. The unique molecular characteristics of EBVaGC, such as programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) overexpression, highlight the potential for using EBV as a biomarker for response to immunotherapy. Few studies have reported benefit from immunotherapy in EBV positive cancers, and clinical trials investigating the impact of checkpoint inhibitors in EBVaGC are currently underway. This review provides the most recent updates on molecular pathophysiology, epidemiology, clinical features and treatment advances pertaining to EBVaGC.

Indexed as

FemaleHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansImmunotherapyMaleStomach NeoplasmsBiomarkerEBVGastric cancerImmunotherapyPD-L1Viruses

Identifiers

PMID29631196
PMCPMC5964025
OpenAlexW2795044371

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Registered trials

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