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ReviewMolecular cancer2019

Emerging roles and therapeutic value of exosomes in cancer metastasis.

Miaowei Wu, Guosheng Wang, Weilei Hu, Yihan Yao, Xiao-Fang Yu

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Review in Molecular cancer, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 84 papers, 3 of them syntheses 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

The trial behind it

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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

84 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Miaowei WuCancer Institute (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, Ministry of Education), Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310009, People's Republic of China.
Guosheng WangInst Translat Med, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310029, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
Weilei HuInst Translat Med, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310029, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.
Yihan YaoDepartment Surg Oncol, Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310009, People's Republic of China.
Xiao-Fang YuCancer Institute (Key Laboratory of Cancer Prevention and Intervention, Ministry of Education), Second Affiliated Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310009, People's Republic of China. xfyu1@zju.edu.cn.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exosomes are cell-derived vesicles of 30 to 150 nm that contain diverse proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids. These vesicles facilitate effective intercellular communication and trigger profound environmental changes. In recent years, many studies have identified diverse roles for exosomes in tumor metastasis, a major cause of cancer-related deaths; furthermore, circulating tumor-derived exosomes can drive the initiation and progression of metastasis and determine the specific target organs affected. Fortunately, our growing understanding of exosomes and relevant modification technology have provided new ideas for potential treatment of tumor metastases. Here we review recent advances concerning the role of exosomes in metastasis, focusing on their regulatory mechanisms and therapeutic targeting in advanced cancer.

Indexed as

AnimalsBiomarkers, TumorCell CommunicationExosomesHumansNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasmsTumor MicroenvironmentBiomarkers, TumorCancerExosomeMetastasisOrgan-specific metastasisTherapyTumor microenvironment

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PMID30925925
PMCPMC6441156

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