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ReviewCancers2021

In-Depth Characterization of Stromal Cells within the Tumor Microenvironment Yields Novel Therapeutic Targets.

Sebastian G Walter, Sebastian Scheidt, Robert Nißler, Christopher Gaisendrees, Kourosh Zarghooni, Frank A Schildberg

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In one paragraph

Review in Cancers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
8citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 22% 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

8 citing papers in PubMed, 13 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

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Sebastian G WalterDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany.
Sebastian ScheidtClinic for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany.
Robert NißlerInstitute of Physical Chemistry, Göttingen University, 37077 Göttingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-1282-2901
Christopher GaisendreesDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-7232-3330
Kourosh ZarghooniDepartment of Orthopaedic Surgery, University Hospital Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-7069-6291
Frank A SchildbergClinic for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, University Hospital Bonn, 53127 Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-0797-1945
University Hospital Cologne · DEUniversity Hospital Bonn · DEUniversity of Göttingen · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cells within the tumor stroma are essential for tumor progression. In particular, cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAF) and CAF precursor cells (resident fibroblasts and mesenchymal stromal cells) are responsible for the formation of the extracellular matrix in tumor tissue. Consequently, CAFs directly and indirectly mediate inflammation, metastasis, immunomodulation, angiogenesis, and the development of tumor chemoresistance, which is orchestrated by complex intercellular cytokine-mediated crosstalk. CAFs represent a strategic target in antitumor therapy but their heterogeneity hinders effective treatment regimes. In-depth understanding of CAF subpopulations and knowledge of specific functions in tumor progression will ultimately result in more specific and effective cancer treatments. This review provides a detailed description of CAFs and CAF precursor cells and summarizes possible treatment strategies as well as molecular targets of these cells in antitumor therapies.

Indexed as

cancercancer-associated fibroblastscrosstalkfibroblastmesenchymal stromal cellstumortumor microenvironment

Identifiers

PMID33806802
PMCPMC8005121
OpenAlexW3135957000

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