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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2020

Mast Cells, microRNAs and Others: The Role of Translational Research on Colorectal Cancer in the Forthcoming Era of Precision Medicine.

Giuseppe Sammarco, Gaetano Gallo, Giuseppina Vescio, Arcangelo Picciariello, Gilda De Paola, Mario Trompetto, Giuseppe Currò, Michele Ammendola

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
47citing papers in PubMed
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 5% 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

47 citing papers in PubMed, 58 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Giuseppe SammarcoDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Gaetano GalloDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1066-4671
Giuseppina VescioDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Arcangelo PicciarielloDepartment of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, University "Aldo Moro" of Bari, Piazza G Cesare, 11, 70124 Bari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6361-1111
Gilda De PaolaDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0470-4729
Mario TrompettoDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, S. Rita Clinic, 13100 Vercelli, Italy.
Giuseppe CurròDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
Michele AmmendolaDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Catanzaro, Viale Europa, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8043-6100
Magna Graecia University · ITUniversity of Bari Aldo Moro · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a heterogeneous disease, molecularly and anatomically, that develops in a multi-step process requiring the accumulation of several genetic or epigenetic mutations that lead to the gradual transformation of normal mucosa into cancer. In fact, tumorigenesis is extremely complex, with many immunologic and non-immunologic factors present in the tumor microenvironment that can influence tumorigenesis. In the last few years, a role for mast cells (MCs), microRNAs (miRNAs), Kirsten rat sarcoma (KRAS) and v-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homologue B (BRAF) in cancer development and progression has been suggested, and numerous efforts have been made to thoroughly assess their correlation with CRC to improve patient survival and quality of life. The identification of easily measurable, non-invasive and cost-effective biomarkers, the so-called "ideal biomarkers", for CRC screening and treatment remains a high priority. The aim of this review is to discuss the emerging role of mast cells (MCs), microRNAs (miRNAs), KRAS and BRAF as diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers for CRC, evaluating their influence as potential therapy targets in the forthcoming era of precision medicine.

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BRAFcolorectal cancerKRASmast cellsmicroRNAsprecision medicinetranslational research

Identifiers

PMID32899322
PMCPMC7564551
OpenAlexW3082573463

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