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ReviewCancers2021

Extracellular Vesicles in Lung Cancer: Prospects for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Applications.

Taketo Kato, Jody V Vykoukal, Johannes F Fahrmann, Samir Hanash

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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 15 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
15citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 21% 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

15 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Advancements in lung regeneration: from bench to bedside.Journal of translational medicine · 2025
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  5. Harmonising cellular conversations: decoding the vital roles of extracellular vesicles in respiratory system intercellular communications.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2024
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  7. Extracellular vesicles as tools and targets in therapy for diseases.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2024
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  15. Emerging Biomimetic Drug Delivery Nanoparticles Inspired by Extracellular Vesicles.Wiley interdisciplinary reviews. Nanomedicine and nanobiotechnology
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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

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Taketo KatoDepartment of Clinical Cancer Prevention, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2568-6603
Jody V VykoukalDepartment of Clinical Cancer Prevention, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7797-627X
Johannes F FahrmannDepartment of Clinical Cancer Prevention, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Samir HanashDepartment of Clinical Cancer Prevention, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

Development of Risk and Early Detection Biomarker for Small Cell Lung CancerU01CA213285 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI HANASH, SAMIR M · 2017 to 2021
$2.6M
NCI NIH HHS 5U01CA213285NCI NIH HHS U01 CA213285
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) are nano-sized lipid-bound particles containing proteins, nucleic acids and metabolites released by cells. They have been identified in body fluids including blood, saliva, sputum and pleural effusions. In tumors, EVs derived from cancer and immune cells mediate intercellular communication and exchange, and can affect immunomodulatory functions. In the context of lung cancer, emerging evidence implicates EV involvement during various stages of tumor development and progression, including angiogenesis, epithelial to mesenchymal transformation, immune system suppression, metastasis and drug resistance. Additionally, tumor-derived EVs (TDEs) have potential as a liquid biopsy source and as a means of therapeutic targeting, and there is considerable interest in developing clinical applications for EVs in these contexts. In this review, we consider the biogenesis, components, biological functions and isolation methods of EVs, and the implications for their clinical utility for diagnostic and therapeutic applications in lung cancer.

Indexed as

cancer biomarkerdrug deliveryextracellular vesiclesimmune therapyliquid biopsytumor-associated antigens

Identifiers

PMID34572829
PMCPMC8469977
OpenAlexW3199239139

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Registered trials

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