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ReviewFrontiers in oncology2021

Autophagy and Cancer Dormancy.

Yunus Akkoc, Nesibe Peker, Arzu Akcay, Devrim Gozuacik

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Review in Frontiers in oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 43 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
43citing papers in PubMed
7.4field-weighted citation impact, top 2% 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.

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

43 citing papers in PubMed, 64 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Autophagy in Melanoma: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Perspectives.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  3. LC3 and beclin-1 immunohistochemical and gene expressions in bladder cancer.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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  7. Unlocking Lung Cancer Cell Dormancy: An Epigenetic Perspective.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  8. The Biological Role and Clinical Significance of BECLIN-1 in Cancer.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025
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  18. Colorectal cancer and dormant metastases: Put to sleep or destroy?World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yunus AkkocKoç University Research Center for Translational Medicine (KUTTAM), Istanbul, Turkey.
Nesibe PekerKoç University Research Center for Translational Medicine (KUTTAM), Istanbul, Turkey.
Arzu AkcayYeni Yüzyıl University, School of Medicine, Private Gaziosmanpaşa Hospital, Department of Pathology, Istanbul, Turkey.
Devrim GozuacikKoç University Research Center for Translational Medicine (KUTTAM), Istanbul, Turkey.
Koç University · TRIstanbul Yeni Yüzyıl University · TR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metastasis and relapse account for the great majority of cancer-related deaths. Most metastatic lesions are micro metastases that have the capacity to remain in a non-dividing state called "dormancy" for months or even years. Commonly used anticancer drugs generally target actively dividing cancer cells. Therefore, cancer cells that remain in a dormant state evade conventional therapies and contribute to cancer recurrence. Cellular and molecular mechanisms of cancer dormancy are not fully understood. Recent studies indicate that a major cellular stress response mechanism, autophagy, plays an important role in the adaptation, survival and reactivation of dormant cells. In this review article, we will summarize accumulating knowledge about cellular and molecular mechanisms of cancer dormancy, and discuss the role and importance of autophagy in this context.

Indexed as

autophagycancerdormancymetastasisrecurrencerelapse

Identifiers

PMID33816262
PMCPMC8017298
OpenAlexW3139240879

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