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ArticleHepatology communications2019

Hepatocellular Carcinoma Xenografts Established From Needle Biopsies Preserve the Characteristics of the Originating Tumors.

Tanja Blumer, Isabel Fofana, Matthias S Matter, Xueya Wang, Hesam Montazeri, Diego Calabrese, Mairene Coto-Llerena, Tujana Boldanova, Sandro Nuciforo, Venkatesh Kancherla and 6 more

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Article in Hepatology communications, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 26 papers.

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26citing papers in PubMed
1.4field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
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

26 citing papers in PubMed, 34 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

16 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Tanja BlumerDepartment of Biomedicine University Hospital Basel, University of Basel Basel Switzerland.
Isabel FofanaDepartment of Biomedicine University Hospital Basel, University of Basel Basel Switzerland.
Matthias S MatterInstitute of Pathology University Hospital Basel, University of Basel Basel Switzerland.
Xueya WangDepartment of Biomedicine University Hospital Basel, University of Basel Basel Switzerland.
Hesam MontazeriInstitute of Pathology University Hospital Basel, University of Basel Basel Switzerland.
Diego CalabreseDepartment of Biomedicine University Hospital Basel, University of Basel Basel Switzerland.
Mairene Coto-LlerenaDepartment of Biomedicine University Hospital Basel, University of Basel Basel Switzerland.
Tujana BoldanovaDepartment of Biomedicine University Hospital Basel, University of Basel Basel Switzerland.
Sandro NuciforoDepartment of Biomedicine University Hospital Basel, University of Basel Basel Switzerland.
Venkatesh KancherlaInstitute of Pathology University Hospital Basel, University of Basel Basel Switzerland.
Luigi TornilloInstitute of Pathology University Hospital Basel, University of Basel Basel Switzerland.
Salvatore PiscuoglioInstitute of Pathology University Hospital Basel, University of Basel Basel Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2686-2939
Stefan WielandDepartment of Biomedicine University Hospital Basel, University of Basel Basel Switzerland.
Luigi M TerraccianoInstitute of Pathology University Hospital Basel, University of Basel Basel Switzerland.
Charlotte K Y NgDepartment of Biomedicine University Hospital Basel, University of Basel Basel Switzerland.
Markus H HeimDepartment of Biomedicine University Hospital Basel, University of Basel Basel Switzerland.
University of Basel · CHUniversity of Bern · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide. Treatment options for patients with advanced-stage disease are limited. A major obstacle in drug development is the lack of an

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PMCPMC6601318
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