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ReviewCancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.)2019

Potential role of cancer stem cells as biomarkers and therapeutic targets in cervical cancer.

Niyati Sudhalkar, Nidul P Rathod, Ashwathi Mathews, Supriya Chopra, Harshini Sriram, Shyam K Shrivastava, Jayant S Goda

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Review in Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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15citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 31% 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

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. CDKN2A inhibits cell proliferation and invasion in cervical cancer through LDHA-mediated AKT/mTOR pathway.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Niyati SudhalkarDepartment of Radiation Oncology, ACTREC, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhaba National Institute, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, India.ORCID 0000-0001-8457-1318
Nidul P RathodDepartment of Radiation Oncology, ACTREC, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhaba National Institute, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, India.
Ashwathi MathewsDepartment of Radiation Oncology, ACTREC, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhaba National Institute, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, India.
Supriya ChopraDepartment of Radiation Oncology, ACTREC, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhaba National Institute, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, India.
Harshini SriramDepartment of Radiation Oncology, ACTREC, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhaba National Institute, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, India.
Shyam K ShrivastavaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, ACTREC, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhaba National Institute, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, India.
Jayant S GodaDepartment of Radiation Oncology, ACTREC, Tata Memorial Centre, Homi Bhaba National Institute, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, India.ORCID 0000-0002-3915-8927
Homi Bhabha National Institute · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEradicating cancer stem cells (CSCs) that are termed as the "beating heart" of various malignant tumors, including cervical cancer, holds great importance in cancer therapeutics. CSCs not only confer chemo-radio resistance but also play an important role in tumor metastasis and thereby pose a potential barrier for the cure of cervical cancer. Cervical cancer, a common malignancy among females, is associated with high morbidity and mortality rates, and the study on CSCs residing in the niche is promising. RECENT

findingsBiomarker approach to screen the cervical CSCs has gained impetus since the past decade. Progress in identification and characterization of the stem cell biomarkers has led to many insights. For the diagnostic purpose, several biomarkers like viral (HPV16), stem cell markers, transcription factors (viz, SOX2, OCT 4, and c-Myc), and CSC surface markers (viz, ALDH1 and CD44) have been identified. The research so far has been directed to study the CSC stemness and demonstrates various gene expression signatures in cervical CSCs. Such studies hold a potential to improve diagnostic accuracy and predict therapeutic response and clinical outcome in patients.

conclusionsStem cell biomarkers have been validated and their therapeutic targets are being developed as "strategies to improve therapeutic ratio in personalized medicine." This review gives a brief overview of the cervical CSC biomarkers, their current and future diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic potential.

Indexed as

Biomarkers, TumorFemaleHumansNeoplastic Stem CellsPrecision MedicinePrognosisUterine Cervical NeoplasmsBiomarkers, Tumorbiomarkerscervical cancer stem cells (CCSCs)diagnosisprognosistherapy

Identifiers

PMID32721115
PMCPMC7941515
OpenAlexW2900434243

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