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ReviewJournal of Cancer2018

Potential Management of Circulating Tumor DNA as a Biomarker in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer.

Mao Shang, Chunxiao Chang, Yanqing Pei, Yin Guan, Jin Chang, HuiHui Li

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Review in Journal of Cancer, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Mao ShangSchool of Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Jinan Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong, China.
Chunxiao ChangDepartment of Medical Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong Province, China. 250117.
Yanqing PeiDepartment of Quality Management Office, Shandong Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong Province, China. 250117.
Yin GuanDepartment of Medical Oncology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Beijing, China.
Jin ChangOncology department, Affiliated Hospital of Taishan Medical university.
HuiHui LiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Shandong Cancer Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, Shandong Province, China. 250117.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As a specific subtype of breast cancer, Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is associated with worse prognosis and higher tumor aggressiveness than HER2-amplified or hormone receptor positive breast cancers. Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA), as a non-invasive "liquid biopsy", is an emerging original blood-based biomarker for early breast cancer diagnosis, monitoring treatment response, and determining prognosis. In TNBC patients, ctDNA has an inherent tendency to characterize tumor heterogeneity and metastasis-specific mutations providing a key alternative to tumor tissue profiling. Several studies have already demonstrated the potential of ctDNA in TNBC patients from early to advanced stages of the disease including diagnosis, therapy decisions and assessment of prognosis. This review provides a critical brief summary of the evidence that gives credence to the utility of ctDNA as a biomarker for its role into clinical management in TNBC.

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circulating tumor DNAliquid biopsytriple-negative breast cancer

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PMID30588246
PMCPMC6299380

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