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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2018

Cutaneous Melanoma-A Long Road from Experimental Models to Clinical Outcome: A Review.

Dorina Coricovac, Cristina Dehelean, Elena-Alina Moaca, Iulia Pinzaru, Tiberiu Bratu, Dan Navolan, Ovidiu Boruga

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
46citing papers in PubMed
3.4field-weighted citation impact, top 6% 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

46 citing papers in PubMed, 77 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

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dorina CoricovacDepartment of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timişoara, Romania. dorinacoricovac@umft.ro.ORCID 0000-0002-5760-8872
Cristina DeheleanDepartment of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timişoara, Romania. cadehelean@umft.ro.
Elena-Alina MoacaDepartment of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timişoara, Romania. alina.moaca@umft.ro.ORCID 0000-0002-2631-7028
Iulia PinzaruDepartment of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timişoara, Romania. iuliapinzaru@umft.ro.ORCID 0000-0003-2295-1926
Tiberiu BratuFaculty of Medicine, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timişoara, Romania. drbratu@brol.ro.
Dan NavolanDepartment of Obstetrics-Gynecology and Neonatology, Faculty of Medicine, "Victor Babes" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timișoara, Romania. navolan@yahoo.com.
Ovidiu BorugaFaculty of Medicine, "Victor Babeş" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 300041 Timişoara, Romania. ovidiuboruga@yahoo.com.
Victor Babeș University of Medicine and Pharmacy Timișoara · RO

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cutaneous melanoma is a complex disorder characterized by an elevated degree of heterogeneity, features that place it among the most aggressive types of cancer. Although significant progress was recorded in both the understanding of melanoma biology and genetics, and in therapeutic approaches, this malignancy still represents a major problem worldwide due to its high incidence and the lack of a curative treatment for advanced stages. This review offers a survey of the most recent information available regarding the melanoma epidemiology, etiology, and genetic profile. Also discussed was the topic of cutaneous melanoma murine models outlining the role of these models in understanding the molecular pathways involved in melanoma initiation, progression, and metastasis.

Indexed as

Disease Models, AnimalAnimalsHumansMelanomaSkin NeoplasmsTranslational Research, Biomedicalanimal modelscutaneous melanomaetiologygenetic profileincidence

Identifiers

PMID29795011
PMCPMC6032347
OpenAlexW2804294089

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