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ReviewGastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association2021

Landscape of EBV-positive gastric cancer.

Motonobu Saito, Koji Kono

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Review in Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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60citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

60 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 82 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Environmental factors in gastric carcinogenesis and preventive intervention strategies.Genes and environment : the official journal of the Japanese Environmental Mutagen Society · 2025
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  18. Therapeutic opportunities in EBV-positive gastric cancer subtypes.Therapeutic advances in medical oncology · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Motonobu SaitoDepartment of Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1, Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan. moto@fmu.ac.jp.ORCID 0000-0001-5072-3520
Koji KonoDepartment of Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery, Fukushima Medical University School of Medicine, 1, Hikarigaoka, Fukushima, 960-1295, Japan.
Fukushima Medical University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epstein-Barr virus-positive gastric cancer [EBV (+) GC] is associated with EBV infection and is one of the GC subtypes defined by the Cancer Genome Atlas. EBV (+) GC has several distinct genomic or epigenomic features and clinicopathological characteristics compared with other molecular subtypes of GC. Here, we summarize the unique features of EBV (+) GC including the clinical and histopathological features, and discuss associated genetic and epigenetic aberrations. We also discuss noncoding RNAs [EBV-encoded RNAs and EBV-encoded microRNAs (miRNAs)] derived from EBV-infected cells, which have not been described in detail previously. These noncoding RNAs are defined by their roles; for example, EBV-encoded miRNAs play pivotal roles in oncogenesis and tumor progression in EBV (+) GC. We also discuss recent advances in therapeutic modalities for EBV (+) GC, as well as the potential of EBV infection as a predictive biomarker of the response to anti-PD-1 therapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors. We introduce our recent studies focusing on AT-rich interactive domain 1A gene mutations and programmed death ligand-1 overexpression/CD274 copy-number amplification, which are recurrently identified in EBV (+) GC. Finally, based on those findings, we propose potential therapeutic options using candidate-targeted therapies against EBV (+) GC.

Indexed as

Epstein-Barr Virus InfectionsMicroRNAsStomach NeoplasmsHerpesvirus 4, HumanHumansMicroRNAsARID1A mutationsCD274 copy-number amplificationEBV-encoded microRNAsEpstein–Barr virus-positive gastric cancerPD-L1 overexpression

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PMID34292431
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