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ReviewAmerican journal of cancer research2021

Tumor-treating fields (TTFields)-based cocktail therapy: a novel blueprint for glioblastoma treatment.

Minjie Wang, Chaocai Zhang, Xuan Wang, Hao Yu, Hemei Zhang, Junnv Xu, Jiannong Zhao, Xiaobing Jiang

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Review in American journal of cancer research, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
10citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% 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

10 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Association of tumor treating fields (TTFields) therapy with overall survival in newly diagnosed glioblastoma.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2025
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  6. Glioblastoma Therapy: Past, Present and Future.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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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 4 institutions in 1 country.

Minjie WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430022, China.
Chaocai ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hainan General Hospital/Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University Haikou 570311, China.
Xuan WangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430022, China.
Hao YuDepartment of Neurosurgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430022, China.
Hemei ZhangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hainan General Hospital/Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University Haikou 570311, China.
Junnv XuDepartment of Medical Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University Haikou 570311, China.
Jiannong ZhaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Hainan General Hospital/Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University Haikou 570311, China.
Xiaobing JiangDepartment of Neurosurgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan 430022, China.
Huazhong University of Science and Technology · CNHainan General Hospital · CNHainan Medical University · CNUnion Hospital · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Glioblastoma is one of the most common malignant tumors in the central nervous system. Due to the high plasticity, heterogeneity and complexity of the tumor microenvironment, these tumors are resistant to almost all therapeutic strategies when they reach an advanced stage. Along with being a unique and effective way to kill cancer cells, tumor-treating fields (TTFields) has emerged as a breakthrough among glioblastoma therapies since the advent of temozolomide (TMZ), and the combination of these treatments has gradually been promoted and applied in the clinic. The combination of TTFields with other therapies is particularly suitable for this type of "cold" tumors and has attracted a large amount of attention from clinicians and researchers in the era of cancer cocktail therapy. Here, we introduced the current treatment regimen for glioblastoma, highlighting the unique advantages of TTFields in the treatment of glioblastoma. Then, we summarized current glioblastoma clinical trials that combine TTFields and other therapies. In addition, the main and potential mechanisms of TTFields were introduced to further understand the rationale for each combination therapy. Finally, we focused on the most advanced technologies applied in glioblastoma research and treatment and the prospect of their combination with TTFields. This review provides a unique overview of glioblastoma treatment.

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basic researchclinical applicationcocktail therapyGlioblastomatumor-treating fields

Identifiers

PMID33948346
PMCPMC8085847
OpenAlexW3158161521

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