Evidence map›Paper›PMID 30677217›Full record

ReviewMolecular oncology2019

Early detection and therapeutics.

Wladyslaw Januszewicz, Rebecca C Fitzgerald

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Review in Molecular oncology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
18citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 17% 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

18 citing papers in PubMed, 26 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

2 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Wladyslaw JanuszewiczMRC Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge, UK.
Rebecca C FitzgeraldMRC Cancer Unit, University of Cambridge, UK.
MRC Cancer Unit · GBUniversity of Cambridge · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Early detection, including cancer screening and surveillance, is emerging as one of the most important topics in modern oncology. Because symptomatic presentation remains the predominant route to cancer diagnosis, there is a growing interest in developing techniques to detect the disease at an early, curative stage. Moreover, growing understanding of cancer biology has paved the way for prevention studies with the focus on therapeutic interventions for premalignant conditions. Where there is a recognisable precursor stage, such as a colorectal adenoma or Barrett's metaplasia, the removal of abnormal tissue prevents the development of cancer and enables stratification of the patient to a high-risk group requiring further surveillance. Here, we provide a review of the available technologies for early diagnosis and minimally-invasive treatment.

Indexed as

Early Detection of CancerBiomarkers, TumorHumansNeoplasmsBiomarkers, Tumorcancer screeningcolorectal cancerendoscopygastric canceroesophageal cancerpreneoplastic conditions

Identifiers

PMID30677217
PMCPMC6396365
OpenAlexW2912028817

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Registered trials

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