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ReviewOncology letters2021

Comparative investigation of early-onset gastric cancer.

Zhen Ma, Xiaolong Liu, Maswikiti Ewetse Paul, Mali Chen, Peng Zheng, Hao Chen

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Review in Oncology letters, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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18citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 10% 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

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.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 23 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

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Zhen MaThe Second Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730030, P.R. China.
Xiaolong LiuThe Second Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730030, P.R. China.
Maswikiti Ewetse PaulThe Second Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730030, P.R. China.
Mali ChenDepartment of Labor, Delivery and Recovery, Gansu Provincial Maternity and Childcare Hospital, Lanzhou, Gansu 730030, P.R. China.
Peng ZhengThe Second Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730030, P.R. China.
Hao ChenThe Second Clinical Medical College, Lanzhou University Second Hospital, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, Gansu 730030, P.R. China.
Lanzhou University · CNLanzhou University Second Hospital · CNGansu Provincial Maternal and Child Health Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Early-onset gastric cancer (EOGC) is a serious social burden. For patients with EOGC, typically considered as those aged <45 years, the underlying cause of the disease remains unclear. In addition, several misunderstandings of EOGC remain in clinical practice. Upon diagnosis, numerous patients with EOGC are already at an advanced stage (stage IV) of the disease and are unable to benefit from treatment. Moreover, several conclusions and data obtained from different EOGC studies appear to be to contradictory. The literature indicates that the incidence of EOGC is gradually rising, and that EOGC differs from traditional and familial gastric cancer in terms of clinicopathological characteristics. Patients with EOGC typically exhibit low survival rates, poor prognosis, rapid disease progression, a low degree of differentiation (signet-ring cell tumors are common) and rapid lymph node and distant metastasis, among other characteristics. The molecular genetic mechanisms of EOGC are also significantly different from those of traditional gastric cancer. An improved definition of EOCG may provide a reference for clinical diagnosis and treatment, and clear guidelines may serve as a basis for more accurate diagnosis and the development of effective treatment strategies.

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clinicopathological characteristicsearly-onset gastric cancergeneshereditary gastric cancermutationtraditional gastric cancer

Identifiers

PMID33777198
PMCPMC7988708
OpenAlexW3138006638

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