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ArticleEJNMMI research2019

Effects of metformin on tumor hypoxia and radiotherapy efficacy: a [

Sven De Bruycker, Christel Vangestel, Steven Staelens, Leonie Wyffels, Jan Detrez, Marlies Verschuuren, Winnok H De Vos, Patrick Pauwels, Tim Van den Wyngaert, Sigrid Stroobants

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Article in EJNMMI research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 36% 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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Effect of metformin on hypoxia-associated gene expression in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma in non-diabetic patients - a prospective window of opportunity study.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025
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  3. The role of autophagy in hypoxia-induced radioresistance.Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology · 2023
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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

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sven De BruyckerMolecular Imaging Center Antwerp (MICA), University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, Antwerp, 2610, Belgium.
Christel VangestelMolecular Imaging Center Antwerp (MICA), University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, Antwerp, 2610, Belgium.
Steven StaelensMolecular Imaging Center Antwerp (MICA), University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, Antwerp, 2610, Belgium.
Leonie WyffelsMolecular Imaging Center Antwerp (MICA), University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, Antwerp, 2610, Belgium.
Jan DetrezLaboratory of Cell Biology and Histology, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, Antwerp, 2610, Belgium.
Marlies VerschuurenLaboratory of Cell Biology and Histology, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, Antwerp, 2610, Belgium.
Winnok H De VosLaboratory of Cell Biology and Histology, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, Antwerp, 2610, Belgium.
Patrick PauwelsCenter for Oncological Research (CORE), University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, Antwerp, 2610, Belgium.
Tim Van den WyngaertMolecular Imaging Center Antwerp (MICA), University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, Antwerp, 2610, Belgium.
Sigrid StroobantsMolecular Imaging Center Antwerp (MICA), University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, Antwerp, 2610, Belgium. sigrid.stroobants@uza.be.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6450-9944
University of Antwerp · BE

Funding

Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship (VLAIO) Baekeland fellowship no 140775Research Foundation Flanders (FWO) Fellowship no 11ZF116N
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIn a colorectal cancer xenograft model, we investigated the therapeutic effect of metformin on tumor hypoxia with [

methodsColo205-bearing mice (n = 40) underwent a baseline [

results[

conclusionsMetformin decreased [

Indexed as

[18F]HX4CancerCTHypoxiaImaging biomarkerMetforminPETRadiotherapy

Identifiers

PMID31375940
PMCPMC6677842
OpenAlexW2966836966

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